Private sector employees who report to work on Chinese New Year, Feb. 17, will receive additional pay, while those working on the EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary on Feb. 25 will receive their regular daily wage, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.

DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., through Proclamation No. 1006, declared Feb. 17 a special non-working day and Feb. 25 a special working day.

Labor Advisory No. 01, series of 2026, states that employees who work on a special non-working day are entitled to an additional 30 percent of their basic daily wage for the first eight hours.

Any work beyond the standard eight hours will be compensated at an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate.

When a special non-working day falls on an employee’s rest day, workers are entitled to 50 percent of the basic wage for the first eight hours.

Overtime on such a day is paid at an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate.

The “no work, no pay” principle applies unless company policy, practice, or a collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise.

For Feb. 25, Laguesma said it is considered a special working day, so employees who do not report to work will not be paid unless company policy allows otherwise.

Those who report will receive 100 percent of their basic daily wage for the first eight hours.

Work beyond eight hours will be compensated at an additional 25 percent of the hourly rate.