Manila, June 11 -- Private sector employees who will not report for work on Thursday, Independence Day, will still receive 100 percent of their salary for the day, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Wednesday.

"If the employee does not work, the employer shall pay 100 percent of the employee's wage for that day, provided that the employee reports to work or is on leave of absence with pay on the day immediately preceding the regular holiday," DOLE said in Labor Advisory No. 08, Series of 2025, signed by Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma.

"Where the day immediately preceding the regular holiday is a non-working day in the establishment or the scheduled rest day of the employee, he or she shall be entitled to holiday pay if th...