Article 94Right to Holiday Pay75

(a) Every worker shall be paid his regular daily wage during regular holidays, except in retail and service establishments regularly employing less than ten (10) workers; (b) The employer may require an employee to work on any holiday but such employee shall be paid a compensation equivalent to twice his regular rate; and (c) As used in this Article, "holiday" includes: New Year's Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, the ninth of April, the first of May, the twelfth of June, the fourth of July, the thirtieth of November, the twenty-fifth and thirtieth of December and the day designated by law for holding a general election. 76 Section 2 of E.O.

No. 203 (1987) provides that "the terms 'legal or regular holiday' and 'special holiday', as used in laws, orders, rules and regulations or other issuances shall allow now be referred to as 'regular holiday' and 'special day', respectively." This was originally substituted as Art. 258 of the Code pursuant to P.D. No. 570-A (1974), and was later amended by E.O.

No. 203 (1987), Providing a List of Regular Holidays and Special Days to be Observed Throughout the Philippines and for Other Purposes. The latest amendment pertaining to holidays can be found in R.A. No.

9849 (2009), "An Act Declaring the Tenth Day of Zhul Hijjah, the Twelfth Month of the Islamic Calendar, A National Holiday for the Observance of Eidul Adha, Further Amending for the Purpose Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order No. 292. . . ." Section 2 of R.A. No. 9849 amended Sec.

26, Chapter 7, Book I of E.O. No. 292, The Administrative Code of 1987, as Amended, to read as follows: SEC. 26.

Regular Holidays and Nationwide Special Days. - (1) Unless otherwise modified by law, order, or proclamation, the following regular holidays and special days shall be observed in the country: (a) Regular Holidays New Year's Day - January 1; Maundy Thursday - Movable Date; Good Friday - Movable Date; Eidul Fitr - Movable Date; Eidul Adha - Movable Date; Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day) - Monday nearest April 9; Labor Day - 15 of 159