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The Philippines uses the 12-hour clock format in most oral or written communication, whether formal or informal. A colon ( : ) is used to separate the hour from the minutes (12 : 30 p.m.). The use of the 24-hour clock is usually restricted in use among airports, the military , police , and other technical purposes.
On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1] Chapter 9 of this code specified a list of ten nationwide regular holidays and two nationwide special days and provided that the President may proclaim any local special day for a particular date, group or place.
She would sign into law Republic Act 9492 the Holiday Economics Law on July 24, 2007 [3] which allows the observance of otherwise fixed public holidays except for New Year's Day on January 1, All Saint's Day on November 1, Christmas Day on December 25, and the last day of the year, December 31 to the nearest Monday.
Nationwide Special Holidays Name RA9492 date 2013 date (pn 459 s.2012) 2014 date (pn 655 s.2013) Ninoy Aquino Day Monday nearest August 21 August 21 (Wednesday) August 21 (Thursday) All Saints Day November 1 November 1 (Friday) November 1 (Saturday) Last Day of the Year December 31 December 31 (Tuesday) December 31 (Wednesday) Chinese New Year
Special non-working holiday pay If an employee works on August 21 (Ninoy Aquino Day), November 1 (All Saints' Day), and/or December 31 (Last Day of the year), his wage will be: for first eight hours of work – plus thirty percent (30%) of the daily rate; for excess of eight hours of work – plus thirty percent (30%) of hourly rate on said day
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 8, 1933, by virtue of Act No. 4121 of the Philippine Legislature. It was renamed as the Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978. The agency was reverted to its original name after the People Power Revolution in 1986. [4]
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