In case you missed it, October 31, 2025 is a special non-working holiday nationwide pursuant to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Proclamation No. 727.
October 31, or All Saints’ Day Eve, is included in the additional special holidays for 2025.
The proclamation was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin in 2024, who then noted that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) had been tasked to implement guidelines for the proclamation.
DOLE issued Labor Advisory No. 13 series of 2025, setting pay rules for October 31 and November 1:
‘No work, no pay’ principle must be applied, unless there is a company policy or collective bargaining agreement granting special pay
For work done during the special day, the employee must be paid an additional 30% of the basic wage for the first eight hours (basic wage x 130 percent)
For work done in excess of eight hours, the employee must be given an additional 30% of the hourly rate of the said day (hourly rate of the basic wage x 130 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked)
For work done during a special that also falls on a rest day, the employee must be paid an additional 50 percent of the basic wage for the first eight hours of work (basic wage x 150 percent)
For work done in excess of eight hours during the special day that also falls on a rest day, the employee will be given an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate on the said day (hourly rate of basic wage x 150 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked)