Magandang araw, kabayan. Two holidays land in the next two weeks and they follow different money rules. One of them can legally pay you nothing if you stay home. The other must pay you even if you do. Today's issue is the whole computation, plus three jobs we verified open this morning. |
In today's issue | › | The advisory: DOLE's Labor Advisory No. 13-26, issued August 14, sets the pay rules for Friday, August 21 and Monday, August 31. | | › | The trap: August 21 is a special non-working day. No work can mean no pay. August 31 is a regular holiday. You are paid even without work, if you show up the workday before. | | › | If you are shorted: the free DOLE request that just recovered ₱59,000 for a security guard and ₱1.03 million for a retired plumber. | | › | Three jobs, verified this morning: nursing in Hamburg, nursing in Singapore, and a remote medical-records role posted yesterday. |
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Know Your Pay | 200% | of your daily rate is the legal minimum for working Monday, August 31, National Heroes Day, a regular holiday under DOLE Labor Advisory No. 13-26 issued August 14, 2026. |
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DOLE just signed the pay rules for the two August holidaysThe advisory is dated Friday. The holidays are Friday next week and the Monday after that. Labor Advisory No. 13-26 covers two days that sound alike and pay nothing alike. Friday, August 21, Ninoy Aquino Day, is a special non-working day: the no-work, no-pay rule applies unless your company policy says otherwise, and working it earns your basic rate plus 30 percent. Monday, August 31, National Heroes Day, is a regular holiday: you are paid 100 percent of your daily wage even if you stay home, provided you worked or were on paid leave the workday before, and working it pays 200 percent. Overtime on either day adds another 30 percent on the hourly rate for that day, and if the holiday lands on your rest day and you still work, the multipliers rise again, to 150 percent on the 21st and 260 percent on the 31st. Why it matters These are floors, not favors. The difference between the right rate and the usual shortcut is real money on one payslip, and it is claimable months later if you keep the payslip. Open DOLE's labor advisories → |
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The Computation Friday, August 21: special non-working day This is the one that can pay zero. Ninoy Aquino Day follows the special-day rules. Did not work: no pay, unless a company policy, practice, or CBA grants it. Worked up to 8 hours: daily rate times 130 percent. Overtime: hourly rate on that day plus 30 percent. Worked and it was also your rest day: 150 percent for the first 8 hours. If your employer treats the 21st like an ordinary day on the payslip after you worked it, that is a shortfall, not a rounding error. Monday, August 31: regular holiday This is the one that pays even if you stay home. National Heroes Day follows the regular-holiday rules. Did not work: 100 percent of your daily wage, provided you were present or on leave with pay the workday before. Worked: 200 percent for the first 8 hours. Overtime: plus 30 percent on the hourly rate of that day. Worked on what was also your rest day: 260 percent. Daily-paid, monthly-paid, and piece-rate workers are all covered; the advisory spells out each formula. If the payslip comes back short The free request that keeps winning real money. A Single Entry Approach request at any DOLE office is free, needs no lawyer, and puts you and the employer in front of a conciliator within 30 days. Two results from the past week alone, both through SEnA in Region 5: a former security guard recovered ₱59,000 in unpaid benefits, and a plumber who served 26 years walked away with ₱1.03 million in retirement pay. Bring your payslips and your computation from the two sections above. Free Training The long weekends are exactly the size of a short course. TESDA Online's ICT category is self-paced and free: computer systems servicing, web development basics, digital literacy. Two long weekends this month is enough to finish one course and screenshot the certificate. Open the TESDA ICT courses → |
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Jobs & Opportunities Stay safe: legitimate overseas jobs are DMW-licensed. Verify any agency at dmw.gov.ph and never pay a placement fee upfront. No license, no deal. Medical Records Collection Specialist, remote NeoWork · Philippines, work from home, US hours | Remote |
Not posted; training provided·Verified open this morning via the Workable API. High-volume records coordination for legal cases·Posted Aug 14, no deadline listed Open this listing → |
Staff Nurse, registered, bound for Germany Eyequest International Manpower Services, DMW-141-LB-07252023-R · Hamburg, Germany | Overseas |
EUR 2,470 to 3,180·Still open, re-verified this morning. Placement fee capped at one month's salary by DMW rules·Closes Aug 29 Open this listing → |
Registered or Enrolled Nurse, Singapore JEDEGAL International Manpower Services, DMW-166-LB-09042023-R · Singapore | Overseas |
SGD 1,900 to 2,500·Still open, re-verified this morning. One of the largest nursing orders in the country right now·Closes Sep 9 Open this listing → |
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Everyday Wins | The plumber kept his payslips. Twenty-six years of service, and when it ended, the retirement computation came back wrong. He filed the free request, brought the paper, and left with ₱1.03 million. Nothing about that required a lawyer, a connection, or luck. It required records and the correct multiplier, which is what today's issue is for. |
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Quick Hits | ● | The wage-hike case is now at the Supreme Court. Workers' groups asked the Court on August 12 to lift the restraining order, lawmakers pressed the same question on August 14, and Labor Secretary Tolentino says DOLE will keep fighting for the ₱85 increase. Until the Court rules, your region's current minimum stays in force. Keep every payslip: if the order survives, the difference can be owed from the original effectivity date. | | ● | For OFW families in Metro Manila: DMW's regional office distributed ₱3.3 million in AKSYON Fund assistance to 64 OFWs and beneficiaries on August 8. The fund covers medical, welfare, and legal help for distressed workers. If that is your situation, the request starts at any DMW office. Read the DMW release → | | ● | Calendar note: August 21 falls on a Friday and August 31 on a Monday. Two three-day weekends, two different pay rules. If you are asked to work either one, the sections above are the rate card. |
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Salamat for reading, kabayan. One move today: put your daily rate into the two formulas above and write both numbers where you will find them on payday. If a payslip ever comes back short, you already know the free next step. Hit reply if the math surprises you. We read every message. | Know someone working the holidays? Guards, nurses, riders, store staff: the people most likely to work August 21 and 31 are the least likely to see this advisory. Forward it before the 21st. One payslip checked is real money. Share Philippines Wins Everyday → |
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