July 4 in the Labor Code: the holiday that moved on

Read Art. 94 of the Labor Code as printed on Lawphil. Its list of holidays still says: the ninth of April, the first of May, the twelfth of June, the fourth of July, the thirtieth of November.

Then open the Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Section 26. Its regular holidays are New Year's Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, April 9, May 1, June 12, the last Sunday of August, November 30, December 25 and December 30. July 4 is not there.

Check yourself

Answer: use the newer list, and watch for changes. Section 26 itself starts with “Unless otherwise modified by law, order or proclamation”. It also renames terms: “legal or regular holiday” becomes “regular holiday”.

⚠️ Tandaan

Art. 94 still sets the money rule: a worker who works on a regular holiday gets twice the regular rate. Illustrative example only: ₱755 a day becomes ₱1,510. Retail and service establishments regularly employing less than ten workers are excepted from holiday pay.

Sa timesheet mo

• ☐ Mark each regular holiday you worked
• ☐ Mark special days separately
• ☐ Note your start and end time
• ☐ Compare with your payslip

Weekly timesheet, handa na: naka-record ang oras mo 👇

Basis: P.D. 442 (Labor Code), Art. 94; E.O. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987), Book I, Sec. 26.