Holidays for the year 2021 were originally proclaimed through Proclamation No. 986 issued on 20 July 2020. However, it was amended by Proclamation No. 1107, issued on 26 February 2021. Thus, below is the PDF version of Proclamation No. 1107 (Original File not mine): Proclamation 1107 Amending 2021 Holidays
All covered employees shall be entitled to holiday pay when they are on leave of absence with pay on the workday immediately preceding the regular holiday. (Section 6, a, Rule VI, Omnibus Rules to Implement the Labor Code) Employees who are on leave of absence without pay on the day immediately preceding a regular holiday may not be paid the required holiday pay if they do not work on such regular holiday. (Section 6, a, Rule VI, Omnibus Rules to [...]
Proclamation No. 845 issued on November 15, 2019 declared April 9 and 10, 2020 as regular holidays being Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, respectively. In addition, April 9 is also Araw ng Kagitingan which is another regular holiday. On March 30, 2020, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory 13, Series of 2020 on the pay rules for the dates April 9, 10, and 11, 2020. Here is the PDF version. However, payment of said holiday pays shall [...]
Proclamation No. 555 issued on August 15, 2018 declared April 18 and 19, 2019 as regular holidays being Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, respectively. Although the DOLE has not yet issued a Labor Advisory for the said holidays, illustrations are provided below following the formula in DOLE Labor Advisories for the pay rules on regular holidays and special days. For instance, for the regular holidays April 18 and 19, 2019: If the employee in NCR did not work on a regular [...]
