QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 10803)
It declares June 30 of every year as a special working holiday and also a “no class day” in schools in the City of Imus, Province of Cavite, in commemoration of its founding anniversary.
Yes. The coverage is limited to the City of Imus, Province of Cavite.
It is classified as a special working holiday.
It affects pay entitlement: work performed on that day entitles the employee to his/her regular wage.
The employee is entitled to his/her regular wage for work performed on that special working holiday.
Based on Section 2, RA 10803 grants entitlement to the employee’s regular wage; it does not expressly provide a premium or overtime differential in the text provided.
It states that it is a no class day in schools in the City of Imus, Cavite.
It is in commemoration of Imus’s founding anniversary.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
It was approved by Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines, with the approval date shown as May 11, 2016.
It states that the bill originated in the House of Representatives, was passed in the House on March 10, 2014, amended by the Senate on December 14, 2015, and the amendments were concurred in by the House on January 25, 2016.
It is localized. The law explicitly limits the special working holiday and no class day to the City of Imus, Province of Cavite.
Employees working on June 30 are entitled to their regular wage (Section 2), while schools in Imus must have no classes on that date (Section 1).
The employee must be paid at least his/her regular wage for that work performed on the special working holiday.
It identifies the statutory purpose for why a locality-specific special date is being designated, supporting the locality-based basis of the holiday and no-class order.