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Palace declares Sept 12 a national holiday for Eid’l Adha | Long Vacation for Cebuanos #WalangPasok

DAVAO CITY  — Malacañang has officially declared Sept. 12 as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of the Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), one of the two greatest feasts of Islam.
The declaration was contained under Proclamation No. 56, which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Sept. 5 prior to his departure for Laos.
The date of this year’s celebration of Eid’l Adha, which falls on a Monday, was based on the recommendations of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF).
Eid’l Adha is the tenth day in the month of Hajj or Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca “wherein Muslims pay homage to Abraham’s supreme act of sacrifice and signifies mankind’s obedience to God.” (RA 9849).
Eid’l Adha is one of the two Muslim holidays observed in the Philippines–Eid’l Fitr was celebrated on July 6.

LONG WEEKEND HOLIDAYS FOR CEBUANOS
Since Sept 12 already declared by the Palace as regular holiday, the City of Cebu and the Province of Cebu with its component cities will likely enjoy a four-day long weekend.
September 9 (Friday) is declared a non-working holiday in honor of the late President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. according to Republic Act No. 6953

Eid’l Adha Pay Rules

Private sector employers are urged to observe the proper wage rules and core labor standards for the upcoming Eid’l Adha holiday on September 12.
President President Rodrigo Duterte Proclamation No. 56, Series of 2016, declaring September 12 as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid’l Adha.
The following pay rules for regular holiday shall be observed:
If the employee did not work; he or she shall be paid 100 percent of his or her salary for that day [(Daily Rate + Cost of Living Allowance) x 100%];
For work done during the regular holiday, the employees shall be paid 200 percent of his/her regular salary for that day for the first eight hours [(Daily Rate + COLA) x 200%];
For work done in excess of eight hours (overtime work), he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her hourly rate on said day [(Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 200% x 130% x number of hours worked];
*For work done during a regular holiday that also falls on his or her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his her daily rate of 200 percent [(Daily Rate + COLA) x 200%] + [30% (Daily Rate x 200%)]; and
For work done in excess of eight hours (overtime work) during a holiday that also falls on his or her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her hourly rate on said day (Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 200% x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked).
Sources : DWDD / DOLE