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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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House Bill No, 927

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. MANUEL DG. CABOCHAN IIL

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to provide that all contractual and casual government employees be paid their
corresponding wages during special public holidays and to appropriate funds therefore.

Section 9, Article II of the Philippine Constitution provides that the “State shall promote a
just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation
and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services,
promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all”

All contractual and casual employees work under the principle of "no work, no pay" basis
Hence, during non-working special public holidays when tenured employees are paid a full
day's wage, said "marginalized" employees are deprived of the same privilege

This situation may very well be seen as unfair, considering that they too, are burdened by the
same problems confronting the regular employees such as the rising cost of living, basic
health care and decent education for their children. This practice runs counter to the
government's declared policy as mentioned above and in connection with the rising standard
of living and therefore, aggravates the already impoverished plight of most Filipino families.

A dynamic workforce is the backbone of a prosperous nation, and without the proper
incentives to safeguard an employee's right to an improved quality of life, the avowed goal of
the government toward sustainable development will be hard to achieve.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought,

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

927

House Bill No.

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. MANUEL DG. CABOCHAN II

AN ACT
PROVIDING THAT ALL CONTRACTUAL AND CASUAL EMPLOYEES IN THE
GOVERNMENT SERVICE BE PAID CORRESPONDING WAGES DURING
SPECIAL PUBLIC AND LOCAL HOLIDAYS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. All contractual and casual government employees shall be entitled to
payment of their corresponding daily wages during special public and local holidays as may
be proclaimed by the President of the Philippines.

SEC. 2. The amount necessary for the effective implementation of this Act shall be
charged to the appropriations of the respective government agencies wherein such contractual
and casual employees are employed or included in the General Approriations Act of the yeat
of its enactment into law. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for its continued

implementation shall be included in the subsequent General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or
proclamations and other issuances, contrary or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,