NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  9733 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
At present, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has allowed has allowed some 
companies to go on a compressed workweek scheme. These arrangements give employers and 
employees flexibility in fixing hours of work compatible with business requirements and the 
employees' need for a balanced work-life.  
A compressed work schedule is basically one where employees maintain a full-time schedule 
but in a fewer number of days than the traditional five days. An employee still works 40 hours 
per week but in lesser number of days. 
A compressed work week gives employees an additional day off which could result in better 
work/life balance; it can also result in reduced transportation expenses and, in some cases, less 
traffic as there would be less cars on the road; and it can also result in better productivity as the 
daily work will have more continuity. 
This proposed bill seeks to institutionalize the compressed work week scheme as it proves to 
promote competitiveness, efficiency and productivity both in the labor and industry.  It is likewise 
important to emphasize that with the implementation of these voluntary work arrangement, there 
would be no diminution of benefits received by the employees.  
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 
December 12, 2023
2:37 pm


NINETEENTH CONGRESS   
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  9733 
AN ACT 
INCREASING THE NORMAL WORK HOURS PER DAY UNDER A COMPRESSED WORK 
WEEK SCHEME, AMENDING ARTICLES 83, 87 AND 91 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 
442, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Article 83 of the Labor Code, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
“ART. 83. Normal hours of work.  –  The normal hours of work of any employee 
shall not exceed eight (8) hours a day[.] EXCEPT IN CASES WHERE THE 
ENTERPRISE ADOPTS A COMPRESSED WORK WEEK SCHEME, BUT 
SHALL NOT EXCEED FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS A WEEK. THIS IS WITHOUT 
PREJUDICE TO FIRMS WHOSE NORMAL WORK WEEK IS FIVE (5) DAYS, OR 
A TOTAL OF FORTY (40) HOURS BASED ON THE NORMAL WORK DAY OF 
EIGHT (8) HOURS. 
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE PERMITTED TO COMPLETE 
THEIR WORKING HOURS ON A COMPRESSED WORK WEEK SCHEME 
WHEREBY THE NORMAL WORK WEEK IS REDUCED TO LESS THAN SIX (6) 
DAYS BUT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NORMAL WORK HOURS PER WEEK 
SHALL REMAIN AT FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS. 
     “Health personnel in cities and municipalities with a population of at least 
one million (1,000,000) or in hospitals and clinics with a bed capacity of at least 
one hundred (100) shall hold regular office hours for eight (8) hours a day, for five 
(5) days a week, exclusive of time for meals, except where the exigencies of the
service require that such personnel work for six (6) days or forty-eight (48) hours,
in which case, they shall be entitled to an additional compensation of at least thirty
percent (30%) of their regular wage for work on the sixth day. For purposes of this
Article, “health personnel” shall include resident physicians, nurses, nutritionists,
dietitians, pharmacists, social workers, laboratory technicians, paramedical
technicians, psychologists, midwives, attendants and all other hospital or clinic
personnel.”
SEC. 2. Article 87 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, is hereby amended to read 
as follows: 
“ART. 87.Overtime work.  –  Work may be performed beyond eight (8) hours a day 
OR FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS A WEEK provided that the employee is paid for 
the overtime work, an additional compensation equivalent to [his]THE regular 
wage plus at least twenty-five percent (25%) thereof. Work performed beyond eight 
(8) hours OR NUMBER OF HOURS UNDER A COMPRESSED WORK WEEK


SCHEME on a holiday or rest day shall be paid an additional compensation 
equivalent to the rate of the first eight (8) hours OR NUMBER OF HOURS UNDER 
A COMPRESSED WORK WEEK SCHEME on a holiday or rest day plus at least 
thirty percent (30%) thereof. 
 
SEC. 3. Article 91 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, is hereby amended to 
read as follows: 
 
“ART. 91. Right to weekly rest day. –(a) It shall be the duty of every employer, 
whether operating for profit or not, to provide each of [his] THE employees a rest 
period of not less than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours after every six (6) 
consecutive normal work days. IN THE CASE OF A COMPRESSED WORK 
WEEK SCHEME, A REST PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FORTY-EIGHT (48) 
HOURS BUT NOT MORE THAN SEVENTY-TWO (72) HOURS, AS THE CASE 
MAY BE, SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE EMPLOYEES.  
           “(b) The employer shall determine and schedule the weekly rest day of 
[his]THE employees subject to collective bargaining agreement and to such rules 
and regulations as the Secretary of Labor may provide. However, the employer 
shall respect the preference of employees as to their weekly rest day when such 
preference is based on religious grounds.” 
 
SEC. 4. Rules and Regulations. – The Secretary of Labor and Employment shall promulgate the 
necessary implementing rules and regulations within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this 
Act.  
 
SEC. 5. Separability Clause. – Should any provision of this Act be declared unconstitutional, the 
remainder thereof not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and effect. 
 
SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. – All 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.   
 
SEC. 7. Effectivity.  –  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,