Article 36Labor and Agrarian Laws and Social Legislation, p. 36

LABOR LAWS AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION SPECIAL LAWS AND IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

deemed necessary, shall formulate the necessary rules

and regulations to implement the provision of this Act.

SECTION

10. Separability Clause. — Should any

provision of this Act be declared unconstitutional, the

remainder thereof not otherwise affected shall remain in

full force and effect.

SECTION

11.

Repealing

Clause.

—

Section

5

of

Republic Act No. 9729 , as amended or the " Climate

Change Act of 2009 ", is deemed amended or modified by

Section 7 of this Act. All other existing laws, presidential

decrees,

executive

orders,

proclamations

or

administrative regulations that are inconsistent with the

provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or

modified accordingly.

SECTION 12. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect

fifteen

(15)

days

following

the

completion

of

its

publication

in

the

Official

Gazette

or

in

two

(2)

newspapers of general circulation.

Approved: April 29, 2016.

Published in The Philippine Star on May 3, 2016.

(Philippine Green Jobs Act of 2016, Republic Act No. 10771,

[April 29, 2016])

III.

Labor Laws Related to

Conditions of Employment

Rules and Regulations Implementing RA No 6727 the

Wage Rationalization Act

DO No 131-B-16 Revised Rules on Labor Laws

Compliance System

DO No 156-16 Rules and Regulations Governing the

Working and Living Conditions of Fishers in

Commercial Fishing

DO No 174-17 Rules Implementing Arts 106-109

DO No 183-17 Revised Rules on the Administration and

Enforcement of Labor Laws Pursuant to Article 128

RA No 8187 | Paternity Leave Act of 1996

Rules and Regulations Implementing the Paternity

Leave Act

June 11, 1996

AN ACT GRANTING PATERNITY LEAVE

OF SEVEN (7) DAYS WITH FULL PAY TO

ALL MARRIED MALE EMPLOYEES IN

THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS

FOR THE FIRST FOUR (4) DELIVERIES

OF THE LEGITIMATE SPOUSE WITH

WHOM HE IS COHABITING AND FOR

OTHER PURPOSES

SECTION 1. Short Title . — This Act shall be known as the

"Paternity Leave Act of 1996".

SECTION

2.

Notwithstanding

any

law,

rules

and

regulations to the contrary, every married male employee

in the private and public sectors shall be entitled to a

paternity leave of seven (7) days with full pay for the first

four (4) deliveries of the legitimate spouse with whom he

is cohabiting. The male employee applying for paternity

leave shall notify his employer of the pregnancy of his

legitimate spouse and the expected date of such delivery.

For purposes of this Act, delivery shall include childbirth

or any miscarriage.

SECTION 3. Definition of Term . — For purposes of this

Act, Paternity Leave refers to the benefits granted to a

married male employee allowing him not to report for

work

for

seven (7) days but continues to earn the

compensation therefor, on the condition that his spouse

has

delivered

a

child

or

suffered

a miscarriage for

purposes of enabling him to effectively lend support to

his wife in her period of recovery and/or in the nursing of

the newly-born child.

SECTION 4. The Secretary of Labor and Employment, the

Chairman

of

the

Civil

Service

Commission and the

Secretary of Health shall, within thirty (30) days from the

effectivity of this Act, issue such rules and regulations

necessary

for

the

proper

implementation

of

the

provisions hereof.

SECTION

5.

Any

person,

corporation,

trust,

firm,

partnership, association or entity found violating this Act

or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder

shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Twenty-Five

thousand pesos (P25,000) or imprisonment of not less

than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months.

If the violation is committed by a corporation, trust or

firm, partnership, association or any other entity, the

penalty of imprisonment shall be imposed on the entity's

responsible officers, including, but not limited to, the

president, vice-president, chief executive officer, general

manager,

managing

director

or

partner

directly

responsible therefor.

SECTION 6. Nondiminution Clause . — Nothing in this

Act shall be construed to reduce any existing benefits of

any form granted under existing laws, decrees, executive

orders, or any contract, agreement or policy between

employer and employee.

SECTION 7. Repealing Clause . — All laws, ordinances,

rules, regulations, issuances, or parts thereof which are

inconsistent

with

this

Act

are

hereby

repealed

or

modified accordingly.

SECTION 8. Effectivity . — This Act shall take effect fifteen

(15) days from its publication in the Official Gazette or in

at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation.

Approved: June 11, 1996

Published in Malaya and the Manila Times on June 20,

1996. Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 92 No. 33 page

5077 on August 12, 1996.

(Paternity Leave Act of 1996, Republic Act No. 8187, [June

11, 1996])

PD No 851 | 13th-Month Pay Act

December 16, 1976

REQUIRING ALL EMPLOYERS TO PAY THEIR

EMPLOYEES A 13th-MONTH PAY

WHEREAS, it is necessary to further protect the level of

real wages from the ravage of worldwide inflation;

WHEREAS, there has been no increase in the legal

minimum wage rates since 1970;

WHEREAS, the Christmas season is an opportune time for

society to show its concern for the plight of the working

masses so they may properly celebrate Christmas and

New Year.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, by virtue

of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby

decree as follows:

Section 1. All employers are hereby required to pay all

their employees receiving a basic salary of not more than

P1,000

a

month,

regardless

of

the

nature

of

their

employment, a 13th-month pay not later than December

24 of every year.

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