The Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines urged the country’s private sector employers to observe the April 9, 2014 Regular National Holiday in celebration of “Araw ng Kagitingan,” (Day of Valor), also known as The Fall of Bataan and Corregidor Day.
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The 2014 celebration of Araw ng Kagitingan is the commemmorates the 72nd anniversary of the Fall of Bataan and Corregidor during the World War II.
As part of the country’s celebration of Araw ng Kagitingan, this coming Wednesday, April 9, 2014, the national government invited people of all ages, professions, and nationalities to visit Mt. Samat, in Pilar, Bataan for the annual commemoration of Araw ng Kagitinga (Day of Valor) that is traditionally led by no less than the President of the Republic.
Filipinos will gather at the Dambana ng Kagitingan or the Shrine of Valor, the historic spot which is considered also as a national landmark and part of the Philippines’ historic contribution to the success of the Allied Forces during the war against the Japanese Imperial Forces.
Meanwhile the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued the following Pay Rules for the April 2014 National Holiday:
* If an employee did not work, he/she shall be paid 100 percent of his/her salary for that day. The COLA is included in the computation of holiday pay. Sample computation: [(Daily rate + COLA) x 100%];
* If an employee worked, he/she shall be paid 200 percent of his/her regular salary for that day for the first eight hours. The COLA is also included in the computation of holiday pay. Sample computation: [(Daily rate + COLA) x 200%].
* If an employee worked in excess of eight hours (overtime work), he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her hourly rate on said day. Sample computation: [Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 200% x 130% x number of hours worked];
* If an employee worked during a regular holiday that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her daily rate of 200 percent. Sample computation: [(Daily rate + COLA) x 200%]+ (30% [Daily rate x 200%)]; and
* If an employee worked in excess of eight hours (overtime work) during a regular holiday that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall bepaid an additional 30 percent of his/her hourly rate on said day. Sample computation: (Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 200% x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked).