MANILA, Philippines — Employees in the private sector who will report to work on Friday, a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Fitr, will get 200 percent of their basic salary, the labor department said in an advisory on Thursday.
Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma issued Labor Advisory 4, Series of 2026, prescribing the pay guidelines for employees who will work during a significant Islamic holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
“Those who worked shall be paid 200 percent of their regular salary for the first eight hours, and if they worked overtime, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate,” the advisory said.
Moreover, employees who will not report to work on the said holiday shall be paid 100 percent of their salary for the day, provided they are on approved leave of absence on the day immediately preceding the regular holiday
If the day immediately preceding the regular holiday is a non-working day in the establishment or the employee’s scheduled rest day, they shall still be entitled to holiday pay if they worked or were on approved leave of absence with pay on the day immediately preceding the non-working day or rest day.
If the regular holiday also falls on the employee’s rest day and work is rendered, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of the basic wage of 200 percent (basic wage x 200 percent x 130 percent). Overtime work on the same condition shall likewise be paid with an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate on the said day (hourly rate of the basic wage x 200 percent x 130 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked).
Laguesma reminded employers to comply with the prescribed pay rules to ensure the proper payment of wages for employees during declared holidays.
For clarifications, Laguesma advised employers and workers to contact the Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC), through DOLE Hotline 1349, or coordinate with the DOLE Regional Office in their respective areas.
