ARTICLE I- NATIONAL TERRITORY Minimum Wage of Apprentices,

Learners, and Persons with disability

The national territory comprises the
(PWD)- no case be less than seventy-five
Philippine archipelago, with all the islands
(75%) percent.
and waters embraced therein, and all other
territories over which the Philippines has
2. Holiday Pay
sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its
-at least twice (200%) the daily wage of the
terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains,
employee.
including its territorial sea, the seabed, the
subsoil, the insular shelves, and other
12 Regular Holidays
submarine areas. The waters around,
New Year’s Day January 1
between, and connecting the islands of the
Maundy Thursday Movable Date
archipelago, regardless of their breadth and
Good Friday Movable Date
dimensions, form part of the internal waters
Araw ng Kagitingan April 9
of the Philippines.
Labor Day May 1
Independence Day June 12
BENEFITS OF A REGULAR National Heroes’ Day Last Monday of
EMPLOYEE August
Eidl Fitr Movable Date
1. Minimum Wage Eidl Adha Movable Date
- also known as the “Wage Rationalization Bonifacio Day November
Act” 30
- mandates the fixing of the minimum wages Christmas Day December
applicable to different industrial sectors, 25
namely, non-agriculture, agriculture Rizal Day December 30
plantation, and nonplantation,
cottage/handicraft, and retail/service, 3. Premium Pay (130%)
depending on the number of workers or -the additional compensation for work
capitalization or annual gross sales in some performed within eight (8) hours on non-
sectors. work days, such as rest days and special
“Agriculture” refers to farming in all its days.
branches and, among others.
“Retail Establishment” is one principally 4 Special Days
engaged in the sale of goods to end-users for 1. Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21
personal or household use. 2. All Saints Day - November 1
“Service Establishment” is one principally 3. Feast of Immaculate Conception of Mary
engaged in the sale of service to individuals - December 8
for their own or household use and is 4. Last Day of the Year - December 31
generally recognized as such.
Non-agriculture- 537.00
Agriculture- 500.00
4. Overtime Pay
-refers to the additional compensation for
work performed beyond eight (8) hours a
day (either ordinary, rest day or special day,
or regular holiday)
Ordinary Working- 125%
Rest Day- 130%
5. Night Shift Differential
-refers to the additional compensation of ten
percent (10%) of an employee’s regular
wage for each hour of work performed
between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
6. Service charge (article 96)
7. Service incentive leave (article 95)
8. Maternity leave (ra 1161, as amended
by ra 8282)
- This benefit applies to all female
employees, whether married or unmarried.
9. Paternity leave (ra 8187)
- is granted to all married male employees in
the private sector, regardless of their
employment status (e.g., probationary,
regular, contractual, project basis). The
purpose of this benefit is to allow the
husband to lend support to his wife during
her period of recovery and/or in nursing her
newborn child.
10. Parental leave for solo parents
- Parental leave for solo parents is granted to
any solo parent or individual who is left
alone with the responsibility of parenthood.
11. Leave for victims of violence against
women and their children (ra 9262)
12. Special leave for women (ra 9710)
- Any female employee regardless of age
and civil status shall be entitled to a special
leave benefit under such terms and
conditions provided herein.
13. Thirteenth-month pay (pd 851)
- All employers are required to pay their
rank and file employees thirteenth-month
pay, regardless of the nature of their
employment and irrespective of the methods
by which their wages are paid, provided they
worked for at least one (1) month during a
calendar year. The thirteenth- month pay
should be given to the employees not later
than December 24 of every year.
14. Separation pay (articles 298- 299)
- An employee’s entitlement to separation
pay depends on the reason or ground for the
termination of his or her services. An
employee may be terminated for just cause
(i.e., gross and habitual neglect of duty,
fraud, or commission of a crime), and other
similar causes as enumerated under Article
297 (formerly Article 282) of the Labor
Code and, generally, may not be entitled to
separation pay. On the other hand, where the
termination is for authorized causes;
separation pay is due.
15. Retirement pay (article 302)
- Employees shall be retired upon reaching
the age of sixty (60) years or more but not
beyond sixty-five (65) years old [and have
served the establishment for at least five (5)
years].
Benefits Under the Employees’ Probationary Employees – Workers who
Compensation Program will not be automatically regularized once
hired as they will be placed on status for 6
1. Loss of income benefit or a cash benefit
months. After the period, the employee’s
given to a worker tocompensate for lost
performance will be evaluated.
income due to his or her inability to work.
Furthermore, Article 296 (281) of the
2.Medical benefits which include the
Labor Code of the Philippines provides
reimbursement of the cost of medicine for
that a probationary employment shall not
the illness or injury.
exceed six (6) months from the date the
3. Rehabilitation services which include
employee started working, unless it is
physical therapy, vocational training, and
covered by an apprenticeship agreement
special assistance provided to employees
stipulating a longer period.
who sustain a disability as a result of
sickness or injury arising out of
Types of Employment
employment.
1. Regular Employment- Regular or
4. Carer’s allowance which is provided to
Permanent Employment is when an
an employee who suffers from a work-
employee performs activities that are usually
connected permanent partial and permanent
necessary or desirable in the usual business
total disability.
or trade of the employer.
5. Death and Funeral benefits which are
2. Probationary Employment- employers
granted to beneficiaries of an employee in
observe the skills, competence, and
the event of work-connected death.
performance of new employees and
6. PhilHealth Benefits
determine if they are able to meet the
7. Social Security Benefits
reasonable standards to become permanent
8.Pag-Ibig Benefits
employees. Under Article 281 of the Labor
Code of the Philippines, the maximum
NATURE OF PROBATIONARY
length of probationary employment shall be
EMPLOYEES
six (6) months and is counted from the date
an employee started working.
A probationary employee is one who, for a
3. Term or Fixed Employment- is when
given period of time, is under observation
the employee renders service for a definite
and evaluation to determine whether or not
period of time and the employment contract
he is qualified for permanent employment.
must be terminated after such period
During the probationary period, the
expires.
employer is given the opportunity to observe
4. Casual Employment- when an employee
the skill, competence and attitude of the
performs work that is not usually necessary
employee while the latter seeks to prove to
or primarily related to the employer’s
the employer that he has the qualifications to
business or trade.
meet the reasonable standards for permanent
5. Managerial Employment- primary duty
employment. 
consists of the management of the
establishment in which they are employed or Philippine law reserves to citizens of the
of a department of subdivision thereof. Philippines or to corporations or
6. Field Personnel- shall refer to non- associations at least sixty per centum
agricultural employees who regularly (60%) of whose capital is owned by such
perform their duties away from the principal citizens, or such higher percentage as
place of business. Congress may prescribe in certain areas of
investments.
MEDICAL TOURISM
-refers to the travels of individuals for the What is a “Philippine national”?
purpose of securing medical treatment. A citizen of the Philippines; of a domestic
- Also called health tourism or wellness partnership or association wholly owned by
tourism. citizens in the Philippines; or a corporation
organized under the laws of the Philippines
REASONS:
of which at least 60% of the capital stock
1. Desire to secure adequate medical
outstanding and entitled to vote is owned
treatment at a reasonable cost.
and held by citizens of the Philippines
2. Availability
3. Legality
Investment shall mean equity participation
4. Expertise
in an enterprise organized or existing under
Philippine Law.
DOH Vision
Foreign Investment – equity participation
To become the “global leader in providing
made by a non-Philippine national in the
quality care for all through universal health
form of foreign exchange.
care”… “to ensure that the Philippines is
globally competitive through
LIABILITY OF
implementation of quality standards in both
ACCOM./ESTABLISHMENTS
public and private sector.”
1. Quality and Safety Standards
PH MEDICAL TOURISM PROGRAM
2. Accreditation
GOALS:
3. Rights of Hotel Guests
1. Contribute to the economy and improve
-Right to privacy
quality of life
ART 3., Section 3. (1) The privacy of
2. Increase institutions offering advance
communication and correspondence shall be
medical services suitable for global
inviolable except upon lawful order of the
healthcare.
court, or when public safety or order
3. Attract increased number of visitors from
requires otherwise, as prescribed by law.
other countries availing of medical services
(2) Any evidence obtained in violation of
and ensure quality of offered services.
this or the preceding section shall be
inadmissible for any purpose in any
FOREIGN INVESTMENT, PHILIPPINE
proceeding.
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First and foremost, hotels have the
responsibility to keep their guests safe.
Safety is of paramount importance in any
accommodation establishment. Considered a
second home away from home, it is
incumbent upon hotel operators to institute
policies and facilities that would ensure the
safety of their guests while they are within
hotel premises.
When one registers as guest of the hotel, he
makes the establishment guardian of his life
and his personal belongings during his stay.
It is a standard procedure of hotel to screen
visitors who call on their guests at their
rooms. Hotels and motels can no longer be
required to hand over information to police
without a court order. Supreme court declare
that hotels, are liable to their guests based on
tort.
LIABILITY OF COMMON CARRIERS
1. Responsible for the loss, destruction, or
deterioration of the goods
2. Breach of Contract
3. If goods are lost, destroyed or
deteriorated; common carriers are presumed
to have been at fault or to have act
negligently.
4. Quasi delict- fault or negligence of a
person that causes damages to another
person.
RIGHT TO TRAVEL
The Constitution guarantees every
individual to choose where to live and where
to travel within reason as long as it does not
contravene the interests of national security,
public safety or public health.
LIABILITY OF DIPLOMATS
DIPLOMATS- someone who is appointed
by a nation to represent and protect that
nation’s interest abroad.
Functions:
1. Representing the state in the receiving
state.
2. Protect the interest of the receiving state
and its nationals in the receiving state-
within the limits permitted by international
law.
3. Negotiating within the government of the
receiving state.
4. Acertaining by all lawful state and
reporting theron to the government of the
sending state.
5. Promoting friendly relations and
developing economic, cultural and scientific
relations.
Diplomatic Immunity
-The most fundamental rule of diplomatic
law is that the person of a diplomatic agent
is inviolable.
-Privilege possessed by diplomatic envoy
are not rights given to them by international
law but by municipal law of the receiving
state.
The privileges and Immunity
1. Person Inviolability
2. Inviolability of premises and archives
3. Rights of official communication
4. Exemption from local jurisdiction
5. Exemption from subpoena as witness
Persons included in the Immunity
-must be extended to the members of the
family and to their official residence, the
furniture and such.