DOLE issues pay guidelines for Feb. 25 special workday
By Trixee Rosel
Private sector employees who will report for work on the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Tuesday, Feb. 25, are entitled to proper payment of wages, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.
In Labor Advisory No. 2, series of 2025, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has declared Feb. 25 a special working day under Presidential Proclamation 727.
Laguesma said the day would be treated as an ordinary working day for wage computation.
This means employees who do not report for work will not receive pay unless a company policy, established practice, or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) provides otherwise, he stated.
The DOLE said employees working on the special worlday are entitled to 100 percent of their daily wage for the first eight hours, with an additional 25 percent of the hourly rate for overtime work beyond eight hours.
The EDSA People Power Revolution, which occurred on February 25, 1986, marked a significant turning point in Philippine history, restoring democracy to the nation.