President Rodrigo Duterte: “We pray for those who have died because of COVID-19 and we also pray for those who have sacrificed life and limb to save more lives and keep safe.' READ:
“This occasion offers us a time to reflect and be grateful for the gift of life and the promise of eternity. With the grace of the Almighty, I have full trust that we will be brave these trying times and emerge as a stronger nation,” the President said.in the country since the start of the pandemic last year has reached 43,172, with the addition of 128 new patients who succumbed to COVID-19 complications on Sunday.
The total deaths account for 1.55 percent of the 2,787,276 confirmed infections of the virus in the country. It also make up 0.86 percent of the total deaths worldwide., which brings the total confirmed infections in the country to 2,787,276. This is currently the second lowest daily number of cases reported since June, accounting for only 7.2 percent of the relatively low number of individuals tested at 46,450.
This move is to help “recover from the adverse economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic” by encouraging economic productivity and “minimizing work disruption and commemorating some special holidays as special working days instead.” The distinction between the special working holiday and special non-working holiday is the rate of pay an employee will get should he or she decide to work on that specific day.Based on the holiday pay rules issued by the Department of Labor and Employment, if an employee did not go to work on a special non-working holiday, the “no work, no pay” principle shall apply . For work done, he shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his basic wage on the first eight hours of work.
For work performed on a special working holiday, an employee is entitled only to his basic rate. No premium pay is required since work performed on said days is considered work on ordinary working days.
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