Regional Daily Minimum Wage Rate in the Philippines

In celebration of the Philippine Labor’s Day, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) has issued the Summary of Current Regional Daily Minimum Wage Rates in the Philippines as follows:

Summary of Current Regional Daily Minimum Wage Rates in the Philippines
(As of May 2015)
(In Pesos) 

REGION	WO No. DATE OF EFFECTIVITY	NON- AGRICULTURE	AGRICULTURE
			Plantation	Non-Plantation
NCR a/	WO 19/April 4, 2015	P 444.00 - 481.00	P 444.00	P 444.00
CAR b/	WO 16/February 3, 2014	263.00 - 280.00	247.00 - 268.00	247.00 - 268.00
I c/	WO 16/February 5, 2014	213.00 - 253.00	233.00	213.00
II d/	WO 16/January 5, 2014	247.00 - 255.00	235.00 - 243.00	235.00 - 243.00
III e/	WO 18/November 30, 2014	298.00 - 349.00	283.00 - 319.00	271.00 - 303.00
IV-A f/	WO 16/May 1, 2014	261.00 - 362.50	261.00 - 337.50	255.00 - 317.50
IV-B g/	WO 06/February 1, 2013	205.00 - 275.00	215.00 - 225.00	215.00 - 225.00
V h/	WO 16/ January 10, 2014	236.00 - 260.00	236.00	236.00
VI i/	WO 22/May 2, 2015	256.50 - 298.50	266.50	256.50
VII j/	WO18-A/December 14, 2014	295.00 - 340.00	275.00 - 322.00	275.00 - 322.00
VIII k/	WO 18/March 30, 2015	260.00	235.00-241.00	228.00
IX l/	WO 18/ June 10, 2013	280.00	255.00	235.00
X m/	WO 17/June 20, 2013	291.00 - 306.00	279.00 - 294.00	279.00 - 294.00
XI n/	WO 18/June 1, 2014	317.00	307.00	307.00
XII o/	WO 18/Aug. 1, 2014	275.00	257.00	257.00
XIII p/	WO 13/February 14, 2015	268.00	268.00	248.00
ARMM q/	WO 15/ Feb. 1, 2014	250.00	250.00	250.00

                                               

Source:          National Wages and Productivity Commission, as of May 1, 2015.

                        www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph

                       

Philippine Legal Holidays 2015

A. Regular Holidays
New Year’s Day	–	1	January (Thursday)
Maundy Thursday	–	2	April
Good Friday	–	3	April
Araw ng Kagitingan	–	9	April (Thursday)
Labor Day	–	1	May (Friday)
Independence Day	–	12	June (Friday)
National Heroes Day	–	31	August (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day	–	30	November (Monday)
Christmas Day	–	25	December (Friday)
Rizal Day	–	30	December (Wednesday)
Eid’l Fitr			To be announced
Eidul Adha			To be announced
B. Special (Non-Working) Days
Chinese New Year	–	19	February (Thursday)
Black Saturday	–	4	April
Ninoy Aquino Day	–	21	August (Friday)
All Saints Day	–	1	November (Sunday)
Additional special (non-working) days	–	2	January (Friday)
	–	24	December (Thursday)
Last Day of the Year	–	31	December (Thursday)
C. Special Holiday (for all schools)
EDSA Revolution Anniversary	–	25	February (Wednesday)

Legal Notes:

ü An employee is entitled to a holiday pay even if he does not work on a holiday.

ü An employee shall not be entitled to a holiday pay if he should    have  been   absent without pay  on the  working day  preceding   the regular holiday.

ü Computation of Holiday Pay (Regular Holidays):

a.   If the employee did not work, he/she shall be paid 100 percent of his/her salary for that day. Computation: (Daily rate + Cost of Living Allowance [“COLA”]) x 100%. The COLA is included in the computation of holiday pay.

b.   If the employee worked, he/she shall be paid 200 percent of his/her regular salary for that day for the first eight hours. Computation: (Daily rate + COLA) x 200%. The COLA is also included in computation of holiday pay.

c.    If the 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. Computation: Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 200% x 130% x number of hours worked.- If the 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. Computation: (Daily rate + COLA) x 200%] + (30% [Daily rate x 200%)].

d.   If the employee worked in excess of eight hours (overtime work) during a regular holiday that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her hourly rate on said day. Computation: (Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 200% x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked)

ü Computation of Holiday Pay (Special Non Working Days):

a.   If the employee did not work, the “no work, no pay” principle shall apply, unless there is a favorable company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on a special day.

b.   If the employee worked, he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her daily rate on the first eight hours of work. Computation: [(Daily rate x 130%) + COLA).

c.     If the 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. Computation: (Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked).

d.   If the employee worked during a special day that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional fifty percent of his/her daily rate on the first eight hours of work. Computation: [(Daily rate x 150%) + COLA].

e.     If the employee worked in excess of eight hours (overtime work) during a special day that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her hourly rate on said day. Computation: (Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 150% x 130% x number of hours worked).

ü Special Holiday for All Schools:

a.   For private establishments, 25 February 2014 is an ordinary workday and no premium is required to be paid for work on said day.

b.   On the other hand, employees in private schools, whether academic or administrative personnel, shall be paid in accordance with the rules for pay on special (nonworking) days as stated in Labor Advisory No. 06, Series of 2013.

References:

1.    Labor Code, As Amended

2.    Proclamation No. 831, S. 2014

3.    Labor Policy No. 09 S. 2014

4.    http://www.gov.ph

5.    http://www.dole.gov.ph

Blessed Good Friday!

" Jesus, we take refuge in your power before which nothing is impossible. We ask you to deliver us and heal us, for you have said: "I have come so that you may have life, life to the full." (John 10:10). But if it is your will that we undergo sufferings and difficulties, sustain us with the sight of your Cross. Remind us to offer with love all our pains in reparation for sins and for the conversion of sinners. In all circusmtances, let us be joyful givers, we pray, Amen! " - The Way of the Cross Meditation Prayer

Blessed Good Friday!

Quotes from Single Woman

The Single Woman by Mandy Hale is primarily about letting go and moving on from failed relationship and knowing one’s self worth with God given gifts. The book is very inspiring and promotes positivity despite odd in life.  We love.  We have loved. We loss the love and we were hurt.  We cried. We suffered pain but from all of these are still experiences that we have to be thankful for because it means blessings for something better are coming.  My top 10 favorite lines from the book are:

1. “Love is not finding a “better half” but an “equal match”.  Love is letting go when you want to hold on.  Love will never require you to sacrifice your dreams or your dignity. 

Love isn’t uncertainty.  It isn’t a “maybe” thing.  It isn’t a question. Its always an answer.”

2.   “When things end with no warning and leave you feeling as though your world has been flipped upside down, something greater is at work. The exit of that person, thing or dream was a boarding pass to somewhere new, somewhere better, somewhere you need to be that you weren’t going to reach without losing some baggage.  Realized that if a door closed, its because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you.”

3. “Seasons come, seasons go, seasons change, but the lessons remain.  You cant force a season to last if its time has passed.  Happiness is loving every season for different reasons.  Embrace the season you’re in, and when its time to let go, embrace your chance to begin again.”

4. “You cant truly heal from a loss until you allow yourself to really feel the loss.”

5. “Whatever you’re facing in your life - -a test, a heartbreak, a detour, a letdown, a doctor’s appointment, a delayed dream --- when the rains of fear come, let your windshield wipers of faith answer.  Stand strong, knowing that your destination is still there,  It hasn’t changed, and it can never be erased by a few drops of rain.”

6. “Life wasn’t meant to have an eraser.  Much like enthusiastic kids, were meant to finger-paint boldly on the canvas of life with no thought of how perfect the finished product might be.  Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly but merely to be lived-boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, and magically lived.”

7. “Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to get you to the right place.”

8. “Don’t run from what was.  Embrace it.  Allow it to wash over you, cleansing you for the past and carrying you into the future.  We are not meant to go through life as blank canvasses.  Things, people, and events leave their mark on you, and you leave your mark on them, resulting in the beautiful masterpiece of a well-lived life.”

9. “As messy battle-scared, and imperfect as your journey may be, it is uniquely yours, and that makes it beautiful.”

10.                    In heartbreak lies opportunity.  Lessons learned from one broken heart have the power to heal thousands more.”

References:

    1.      The Single Woman by Mandy Hale c. 2013

    2.    http:// www.thesinglewoman. net