MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday advised those who want to extend their vacation on days recently declared by Malacaang as “special working days” should just file for a leave.
“Ang importante dyan, kasi kung halimbawa hindi ka papasok, may bayad pa rin ‘di ba pero walang production. Pero ngayon na public holiday pero working, kapag hindi ka pumasok walang bayad,” Bello explained in an online media forum.
(What is important here, because before if you won’t go to work, you will still receive pay but there is no production. But now that the dates were declared working holidays, you will not receive compensation if you don’t go to work.)
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