#WalangPasok – September 9 2024 declared holiday in Cebu
The Philippines will be commemorating the 146th birth anniversary of the late former President Sergio Osmeña Sr. this coming September 9.
It is a special non-working holiday in the province of Cebu including all its component cities including Cebu City as mandated by Republic Act (RA) 6953. It is a special working holiday in the rest of the country. This will give those studying and working in Cebu a three-day weekend because the holiday falls on a Monday htis year.
RA 6953 was enacted in May 1990 during the time of then-President Corazon Aquino. Click here to read the full text of RA 6953.
Pay Rules For Sergio Osmeña day holiday – September 9, 2024
According to the 2023_edition of Department and Labor and Employment’s (DOLE)_Handbook_on_Workers_Statutory_Monetary Benefits, the “no work, no pay” principle should be in effect during special non-working holidays like Sergio Osmeña’s birth anniversary holiday.
This means that workers who are not required or permitted to work in Cebu on September 9 are not due to receive any compensation unless there is a collective bargaining agreement or a company policy that implements that.
The handbook likewise highlighted that employees who work during special non-working days are entitled to receive an additional pay of 30% for every hour that they render service.
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