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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session
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SENATE
S. No, 1562
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(In Substitution of Senate Bill No. 642)
RECLIVLOEil:
Prepared Jointly by the Committees on Civil Service, Government Reorganizatre/n and 
Professional Regulation and Finance with Senators Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV 
_____ __________________ and Loren H. Lcgarda as authors
AN ACT
GRANTING NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY TO I'lIE GOVERNMENT 
EMPLOYEES 
INCLUDING 
THOSE 
IN 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED 
OR 
CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
SECTION L Government employees, including those in government-owned or 
controlled corporations, whether their nature of employment is permanent, contractual, 
temporary or casual, shall be paid night shill differential at a rate not exceeding twenty 
percent (20%) of the hourly basic rate of the employee for each hour of work performed 
between ten O' clock in the evening and six o'clock in the morning; Provided. That the night 
shift differential pay provided under this Act shall be in addition to and shall not in any way
diminish whatever benefits and allowances being presently enjoyed by government 
employees. 
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Hourly basic rate refers to basic salary rate per hour derived by dividing the
monthly rate by twenty-two (22) working days and dividing the quotient derived by eight (8) 
hours. 
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SEC, 2. The following government employees arc not covered by this Act:
a) Public health workers who arc already covered by Republic Act No. 7305; and
b) Government employees whose services arc required, or are on call, twenty-four 
(24) hours a day such as the uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces of the 
Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Bureau of Jail 
Management and Penology (BJMP), and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).
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^erv'ce Commission (CSC), in coordination with the Department 
of Budget and Management (DBM), shall promulgale the neccssaiy rules and regulations for 
the effective implementation of this Act.
r j j SEF ’ 4' rhe amount necessary for the effective implementation of this Act shall be 
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a) For the national government entities, the initial amount shall be charged from the 
savings generated from the different departments, bureaus, offices, and agencies. 
Thereafter, sueh sum as maybe necessary for the continuous implementation of 
this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA);
b) For local government units, the amount shall be charged against their respective 
funds; and
c) For government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries the 
amount shall come from their respective corporate funds.
SEC. 5. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, and other issuances or parts 
thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended 
accordingly.
SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official 
Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,