MANILA, Philippines — Private sector workers who will report for duty on the upcoming 128th Independence Day on Friday, June 12, are officially entitled to double their regular daily wages.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued the holiday compensation guidelines on Friday, June 5, reminding private sector employers to strictly comply with the proper payment of their workers.
Signed by DOLE Secretary Francis Tolentino, Labor Advisory No. 11, Series of 2026, details the specific wage computations following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Proclamation No. 1006, which declared the historic occasion a regular national holiday.
Under the released guidelines, employees rendering service during the regular holiday shall receive 200 percent of their basic wage for the first eight hours of work.
Should an employer require an individual to work beyond the standard eight-hour shift, the employee must be paid an additional 30 percent of their adjusted hourly rate.
The advisory also provides clear mandates for instances where the regular holiday intersects with an employee’s scheduled rest day. Workers reporting to their posts under these conditions are entitled to an additional 30 percent on top of their 200 percent basic wage.
Furthermore, any overtime work rendered during a combined holiday and rest day guarantees another 30 percent premium based on the already elevated hourly rate.
Meanwhile, employees who opt not to work on Independence Day remain legally entitled to 100 percent of their regular daily wage. To qualify for this unworked holiday pay, the DOLE clarified that the worker must be present or on an approved leave of absence with pay on the day immediately preceding the holiday.
If the day before the holiday falls on a non-working day or a scheduled rest day, the employee must have reported to work or been on paid leave on the workday immediately prior to be eligible.|
