Separation Pay sa Pilipinas: Sino ang Kwalipikado?

Huling masusing sinuri: Agosto 1, 2026

Ang separation pay ay monetary benefit na maaaring dapat ibigay kapag nawalan ng trabaho ang empleyado dahil sa legal na dahilang hindi bunga ng kanyang kasalanan. Sa Pilipinas, karaniwan itong kailangan kapag natapos ang employment dahil sa redundancy, installation of labor-saving devices, retrenchment, closure na hindi dulot ng serious business losses, o kwalipikadong sakit.

Hindi ito awtomatikong dapat bayaran sa tuwing natatapos ang employment. Kailangang suriin ang legal ground ng termination, haba ng serbisyo, salary basis, supporting evidence, company policy, employment contract, at collective bargaining agreement upang malaman kung may separation pay at magkano ito.

Direktang Sagot

Sa ilalim ng Articles 298 at 299 ng Labor Code, karaniwang kailangan ang separation pay kapag tinanggal ang empleyado dahil sa kwalipikadong authorized cause, kabilang ang redundancy, labor-saving technology, retrenchment, closure na hindi dulot ng serious business losses, o disease na nakatutugon sa statutory requirements.[1][2]

Para sa redundancy o installation of labor-saving devices, ang minimum ay karaniwang one month pay sa bawat credited year of service. Para sa retrenchment, qualifying closure, o disease, karaniwan itong one-half month pay sa bawat credited year of service. Sa dalawang grupo, dapat makatanggap ang empleyado ng hindi bababa sa one month pay. Ang fraction na hindi bababa sa anim na buwan ay binibilang bilang isang buong taon.

Maaaring magbigay ang mas paborableng company policy, employment agreement, retirement o separation plan, o collective bargaining agreement ng halagang mas mataas sa statutory minimum.

Mahahalagang Punto

Hindi pareho ang separation pay at final pay.
Nakadepende ang rate sa legal na dahilan ng termination.
Ginagamit sa redundancy at labor-saving devices ang mas mataas na one-month-per-year rate.
Karaniwang ginagamit sa retrenchment, qualifying closure, at disease ang one-half-month-per-year rate.
Ang bawat qualifying computation ay may minimum na one month pay.
Ang service fraction na hindi bababa sa anim na buwan ay binibilang bilang isang buong taon.
Maaaring hindi saklaw ng statutory separation pay ang closure dahil sa napatunayang serious business losses.
Hindi ginagawang valid ng pagbabayad ng separation pay ang invalid redundancy, retrenchment, o closure.
Karaniwang employer ang may burden na patunayan ang authorized cause at pagsunod sa procedure.
Maaaring humingi ang empleyado ng itemized computation at gumamit ng SEnA kung hindi naayos ang dispute internally.

Ano ang Separation Pay sa Pilipinas?

Ang separation pay ay perang binabayaran dahil natapos ang employment relationship sa mga sitwasyong kinikilala ng batas, kontrata, company policy, o collective bargaining agreement.

Maaaring tumukoy ang term sa:

Statutory separation pay sa ilalim ng Articles 298 at 299 ng Labor Code;
Contractual separation benefits sa employment contract, company plan, o collective bargaining agreement;
Voluntary separation packages na iniaalok sa restructuring o workforce reduction;
Separation pay in lieu of reinstatement na iginagawad sa ilang illegal-dismissal cases kung hindi na feasible ang reinstatement.

Pangunahing tinatalakay ng gabay na ito ang statutory separation pay mula sa authorized-cause termination.

Magkaiba ang authorized cause at just cause. Ang just cause ay karaniwang tumutukoy sa conduct ng empleyado tulad ng serious misconduct, fraud, willful disobedience, o gross and habitual neglect. Ang authorized cause ay nagmumula sa lehitimong business, operational, o health-related reason na kinikilala ng batas.

Mahalaga ang pagkakaibang ito dahil ang empleyadong validly dismissed for just cause ay karaniwang walang statutory separation pay sa ilalim ng Articles 298 o 299. Ang empleyadong natanggal sa valid redundancy o retrenchment program ay karaniwang may separation pay dahil hindi personal wrongdoing ang dahilan ng pagkawala ng trabaho.

Para sa mas malalim na paliwanag, tingnan ang What Is Just Cause Under Philippine Labor Law?

Legal na Batayan

Awtoridad	Uri	Sinusuportahang Rule	Epekto
1987 Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3	Constitutional provision	Protection to labor at security of tenure	Binding constitutional protection at policy
Labor Code, Article 298, dating Article 283	Labor Code provision	Labor-saving devices, redundancy, retrenchment, at closure	Binding law
Labor Code, Article 299, dating Article 284	Labor Code provision	Disease bilang ground for termination	Binding law
DOLE Department Order No. 147-15	Administrative rule	Substantive at procedural requirements ng termination	Binding administrative implementation
DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06-20	Agency guidance	Final-pay components at release guideline	Official administrative guidance
NIRC Section 32(B)(6)(b) at BIR RMO No. 66-2016	Tax law at issuance	Posibleng tax exclusion para sa involuntary separation benefits	Binding tax rule at procedure
DOLE Department Order No. 249-25	Administrative rule	Kasalukuyang SEnA conciliation-mediation procedure	Binding administrative procedure

Article 298: Closure at Reduction of Personnel

Pinapayagan ng Article 298 ang termination dahil sa installation of labor-saving devices, redundancy, retrenchment to prevent losses, at closure o cessation of business operations. Dapat magbigay ang employer ng written notice sa affected employee at DOLE nang hindi bababa sa isang buwan bago ang intended termination date. Nakadepende ang separation-pay rate sa partikular na authorized cause.[1][2]

Article 299: Disease bilang Ground for Termination

Maaari lamang i-terminate ang empleyado dahil sa disease kapag ipinagbabawal ng batas ang continued employment o nakasasama ito sa kalusugan ng empleyado o mga katrabaho. Hinihingi ng implementing rules ang certification ng competent public health authority na hindi magagamot ang sakit sa loob ng anim na buwan kahit may proper medical treatment.[1][2]

Hindi sapat ang pagkakaroon lamang ng illness, private medical certificate, o pangkalahatang concern ng employer upang matugunan ang lahat ng legal requirements.

Sino ang Kwalipikado sa Separation Pay?

Installation of Labor-Saving Devices

Naaangkop ito kapag tunay na pinapalitan ng machinery, equipment, software, automation, o ibang technology ang trabahong dating ginagawa ng employees. Dapat maipakita ng employer na ipinakilala ang technology in good faith para sa legitimate business reason at gumamit ng fair criteria sa pagpili ng affected employees.

Redundancy

May redundancy kapag naging mas marami o hindi na kailangan ang isang position o service kaysa sa makatwirang pangangailangan ng business. Maaari itong bunga ng duplicated functions, overhiring, reduced demand, reorganization, consolidation of departments, o pagtigil ng product o service.

Hindi sapat ang redundancy notice lamang. Maaaring kabilang sa relevant records ang:

Luma at bagong organizational charts;
Approved staffing patterns;
Position descriptions;
Workload, efficiency, o feasibility studies;
Management approval ng restructuring;
Objective selection criteria;
Records na nagpapakitang hindi na kailangan ang position.

Hinihingi ng Supreme Court ang substantial proof na tunay na sobra sa business needs ang services at gumamit ng fair and reasonable criteria sa pagpili ng affected employees.[3]

Retrenchment to Prevent Losses

Ang retrenchment ay workforce reduction na naglalayong pigilan ang substantial business losses o harapin ang serious at reasonably imminent losses.

Karaniwang hindi sapat ang general statement na bumaba ang sales o nahirapan ang business. Maaaring kailanganin ang independently audited financial statements, tax records, declining orders o production, cash-flow records, at proof na isinaalang-alang o sinubukan ang less drastic cost-saving measures.

Dapat isagawa ang retrenchment in good faith at gumamit ng fair and reasonable standards. Binigyang-diin ng Supreme Court na hindi awtomatikong nagiging valid ang unsupported retrenchment dahil lamang binayaran ang separation pay.[4]

Closure o Cessation of Operations

Maaaring maging authorized cause ang genuine closure kung ginawa ito in good faith at hindi para takasan ang employee rights.

Para sa closure na hindi dulot ng serious business losses, ang statutory rate ay hindi bababa sa one month pay o one-half month pay sa bawat credited year of service, alinman ang mas mataas.

Kung mapapatunayan ng employer na dulot ng serious business losses o financial reverses ang closure, hindi hinihingi ng Article 298 ang parehong statutory separation pay. Gayunman, maaaring may obligasyon sa ilalim ng company policy, CBA, established benefit, o individual contract.[5]

Disease

Ang empleyadong validly terminated sa ilalim ng Article 299 ay may karapatan sa hindi bababa sa one month salary o one-half month salary sa bawat credited year of service, alinman ang mas mataas.

Mahalaga ba ang Employment Classification?

Saklaw ang regular employees kapag terminated for authorized cause. Kailangang masusing suriin ang probationary, project, seasonal, at fixed-term arrangements dahil kritikal ang tunay na dahilan ng pagtatapos ng relationship.

Sino ang Karaniwang Hindi Kwalipikado?

Sitwasyon	Pangkalahatang Rule
Voluntary resignation	Walang statutory separation pay maliban kung ibinibigay ng policy, contract, CBA, o negotiated package
Valid dismissal for just cause	Walang statutory separation pay sa ilalim ng Articles 298 at 299
Natural completion ng genuine project	Karaniwang walang statutory separation pay dahil lamang natapos ang project
Expiration ng valid fixed-term agreement	Karaniwang walang statutory separation pay dahil lamang nag-expire ang agreed term
Retirement	Pinamamahalaan ng retirement plan, CBA, o Article 302
Closure dahil sa proven serious business losses	Maaaring hindi kailangan ang statutory separation pay, subject sa mas paborableng policy o agreement

Paano Kinukuwenta ang Separation Pay?

Hakbang 1: Tukuyin ang Authorized Cause

Authorized Cause	Minimum Statutory Formula
Installation of labor-saving devices	One month pay × credited years of service, o one month pay, alinman ang mas mataas
Redundancy	One month pay × credited years of service, o one month pay, alinman ang mas mataas
Retrenchment	One-half month pay × credited years of service, o one month pay, alinman ang mas mataas
Closure na hindi dulot ng serious business losses	One-half month pay × credited years of service, o one month pay, alinman ang mas mataas
Disease	One-half month salary × credited years of service, o one month salary, alinman ang mas mataas

Hakbang 2: Tukuyin ang Credited Years of Service

Ang fraction na hindi bababa sa anim na buwan ay binibilang bilang isang buong taon.

5 taon at 5 buwan = 5 credited years;
5 taon at 6 buwan = 6 credited years;
5 taon at 11 buwan = 6 credited years.

Hakbang 3: Tukuyin ang Tamang Monthly-Pay Base

Karaniwang panimulang base ang pinakahuling regular salary. Kung binawasan ang salary upang takasan ang benefit, maaaring maging relevant ang dating rate.

Maaaring isama ang regular remuneration tulad ng earned commissions o allowances depende sa nature ng payment, compensation arrangement, at applicable jurisprudence. Sa Songco v. NLRC, isinama ng Supreme Court ang allowances at average earned commissions batay sa facts ng kasong iyon dahil bahagi ang mga ito ng remuneration for services.[6]

Hakbang 4: Ikumpara sa One-Month Minimum

Pagkatapos gamitin ang per-year formula, ikumpara ang result sa one month pay. Gamitin ang mas mataas na halaga.

Mga Halimbawa ng Separation-Pay Computation

Halimbawa 1: Redundancy

Facts: Monthly pay na ₱30,000; service na 5 taon at 7 buwan; termination dahil sa redundancy.

Credited service: 6 taon

Formula: ₱30,000 × 6 = ₱180,000

Tinantiyang statutory separation pay: ₱180,000

Halimbawa 2: Retrenchment

Facts: Monthly pay na ₱30,000; service na 5 taon at 4 buwan; valid retrenchment.

Credited service: 5 taon

Formula: ₱30,000 × 0.5 × 5 = ₱75,000

Tinantiyang statutory separation pay: ₱75,000

Halimbawa 3: Retrenchment Pagkatapos ng Maikling Service

Facts: Monthly pay na ₱30,000; service na 1 taon at 3 buwan.

Per-year result: ₱30,000 × 0.5 × 1 = ₱15,000

Dahil may one-month minimum ang batas, ang mas mataas na halaga ang gagamitin.

Tinantiyang statutory separation pay: ₱30,000

Halimbawa 4: Disease

Facts: Monthly salary na ₱40,000; service na 2 taon at 8 buwan; natugunan ang Article 299 requirements.

Credited service: 3 taon

Formula: ₱40,000 × 0.5 × 3 = ₱60,000

Tinantiyang statutory separation pay: ₱60,000

Mga Factor na Maaaring Magbago sa Estimate

Bahagi ng compensation package ang regular commissions;
Compensation ang allowance at hindi reimbursement;
Mas mataas ang multiplier sa company policy o CBA;
Disputed ang service start o termination date;
Binawasan ang salary bago ang termination;
Iba ang formula ng voluntary-separation package;
Sinasabing dulot ng serious business losses ang closure.

Separation Pay vs Final Pay

Final pay ang kumpletong settlement ng amounts na dapat pa ring bayaran kapag natapos ang employment. Maaaring kabilang dito ang unpaid salary, pro-rated 13th-month pay, convertible leave, separation pay kung applicable, retirement pay kung applicable, tax adjustments, refundable deposits, at contractual benefits.[7]

Item	Separation Pay	Final Pay
Layunin	Benefit para sa qualifying separation	Kumpletong accounting sa pagtatapos ng employment
Awtomatiko ba?	Hindi; kailangan ng legal o contractual basis	Oo, para sa lahat ng amounts na kinita at dapat bayaran
Maaaring kasama	Statutory o enhanced separation benefit	Salary, 13th-month pay, leave conversion, separation pay, at iba pa

Notice at Payment Requirements

Sa authorized-cause termination sa ilalim ng Article 298, dapat magbigay ang employer ng written notice sa affected employee at DOLE nang hindi bababa sa isang buwan bago ang effectivity ng termination. Hindi kapalit ng notice ang separation pay; parehong requirement ang dapat sundin kung applicable.

Ayon sa DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06-20, karaniwang dapat ilabas ang final pay sa loob ng 30 araw mula sa separation, maliban kung may mas paborableng policy o agreement. Dapat isama ang separation pay sa accounting kapag ito ay due.

Tax Treatment ng Separation Pay

Maaaring ma-exclude sa gross income ang benefits na natanggap dahil sa death, sickness, physical disability, redundancy, retrenchment, qualifying closure, o ibang cause beyond the employee’s control, subject sa tamang classification at documentary requirements sa tax law.[8][9]

Hindi sapat ang label na “separation pay” upang awtomatikong maging tax-exempt. Mahalaga ang tunay na dahilan ng separation at supporting records. Dapat humingi ang empleyado ng written tax computation at kaugnay na BIR documentation.

Resignation at Constructive Dismissal

Ang voluntary resignation ay karaniwang hindi nagbibigay ng statutory separation pay. Maaaring magkaroon nito kung ibinibigay ng company policy, employment contract, CBA, o voluntary-separation program.

Kung pinilit ang resignation o ginawang objectively impossible, unreasonable, o unbearable ang continued employment, maaaring magkaroon ng constructive-dismissal issue. Hindi sapat ang personal dissatisfaction lamang. Kailangan ng ebidensya ng employer conduct at circumstances na nagtulak sa involuntary separation.

Ebidensya at Dokumentasyon

Termination notice at DOLE notice;
Employment contract at job description;
Payslips, payroll records, at compensation policies;
Service start at termination dates;
Organizational charts at restructuring approvals;
Selection criteria at comparative employee records;
Audited financial statements para sa retrenchment o closure losses;
Public-health certification para sa disease termination;
Company policy, retirement plan, o CBA;
Itemized separation-pay at final-pay computation;
Tax computation, quitclaim, at proof of payment.

Written Computation Request

Humingi sa HR ng nakasulat na computation na nagpapakita ng:

Legal ground ng termination;
Monthly-pay base at mga component nito;
Credited years of service;
Applicable multiplier;
One-month minimum comparison;
Tax treatment at deductions;
Payment date at method;
Other final-pay components.

Ano ang Susunod na Gagawin?

Tukuyin ang ground. Alamin kung redundancy, retrenchment, closure, labor-saving device, disease, just cause, project completion, o ibang dahilan ang ginagamit.
Itago ang records. I-save ang notice, payslips, contract, job description, policy, emails, at final-pay computation.
I-recompute ang minimum. Gamitin ang tamang multiplier at bilangin bilang buong taon ang fraction na anim na buwan o higit pa.
Humingi ng itemized explanation. Ipakita sa HR ang salary base, credited years, formula, deductions, tax treatment, at payment date.
Magpadala ng focused written objection. Tukuyin ang partikular na error.
Gumamit ng SEnA kung hindi maresolba. Maaaring mag-file ng Request for Assistance para sa conciliation-mediation.[10]
Dumulog sa tamang forum kung kailangan. Nakadepende ito sa claim, remedy, at employment arrangement.

Para sa filing guidance, tingnan ang Paano Mag-file ng SEnA sa DOLE.

Karaniwang Separation-Pay Scenarios

Scenario 1: Genuine Redundancy

Pinagsama ng company ang dalawang department at inalis ang duplicated positions. May approved restructuring plan, comparative job descriptions, objective selection criteria, at proper notices.

Likely rule: One month pay sa bawat credited year, subject sa one-month minimum.

Scenario 2: Redundancy sa Pangalan Lamang

Tinanggal bilang redundant ang empleyado ngunit kumuha agad ng replacement para sa halos parehong trabaho sa ibang title. Maaaring pahinain nito ang claim na sobra sa business requirements ang original services.

Scenario 3: Retrenchment na Walang Financial Proof

Sinabi ng management na “sales are down” ngunit walang audited statements, loss records, o objective selection standards. Maaaring mahirapan ang employer na patunayan ang valid retrenchment.

Scenario 4: Closure Dahil sa Serious Losses

Permanenteng nagsara ang company matapos ang ilang taon ng substantial losses na suportado ng independently audited records. Maaaring hindi kailangan ang statutory separation pay sa ilalim ng Article 298, ngunit due pa rin ang ibang final-pay components at maaaring may additional benefits sa policy o CBA.

Scenario 5: Project Completion

Hired ang employee para sa defined construction project at natapos ang employment sa genuine completion nito. Hindi awtomatikong may separation pay dahil lamang natapos ang valid project.

Mahahalagang Termino

Term	Payak na Kahulugan	Karaniwang Maling Akala
Separation pay	Benefit sa mga tinukoy na separation situations	Hindi ito due sa bawat termination
Authorized cause	Business, operational, o health-related ground na kinikilala ng batas	Hindi nito pinapayagan ang termination nang walang ebidensya
Just cause	Employee-related ground na may culpable conduct	Iba ito sa redundancy o retrenchment
Redundancy	Naging sobra o hindi na kailangan ang position	Hindi redundancy ang poor performance
Retrenchment	Workforce reduction upang pigilan ang substantial losses	Hindi laging sapat ang general sales decline
Final pay	Lahat ng natitirang amount na due sa separation	Mas malawak ito kaysa separation pay
Credited year	Taong binibilang sa formula	Ang anim na buwan o higit pa ay ginagawang buong taon
Constructive dismissal	Involuntary separation kahit walang conventional dismissal notice	Hindi awtomatikong sapat ang unpleasant workplace
Quitclaim	Document na nagsesettle o nagre-release ng claims	Hindi nito awtomatikong ginagawang valid ang unlawful dismissal

Mga Madalas Itanong

Ano ang rules sa separation pay sa Pilipinas?

Nakadepende ang amount sa cause of termination. Karaniwang one month pay bawat credited year para sa redundancy at labor-saving devices. Karaniwang one-half month pay bawat credited year para sa retrenchment, closure na hindi dulot ng serious losses, at disease. Dapat makatanggap ng hindi bababa sa one month pay.

Ano ang pagkakaiba ng final pay at separation pay?

Specific benefit ang separation pay sa qualifying cases. Ang final pay ang complete accounting ng unpaid salary, pro-rated 13th-month pay, convertible leave, separation pay kung applicable, at ibang remaining benefits.

May separation pay ba kapag nag-resign?

Karaniwang wala. Maaaring mayroon kung ibinibigay ng company policy, contract, CBA, o voluntary-separation program. Ang forced resignation ay maaaring maging constructive-dismissal issue, depende sa ebidensya.

Gaano katagal bago ilabas ang separation pay?

Ayon sa DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06-20, karaniwang dapat ilabas ang final pay sa loob ng 30 araw mula sa separation, maliban kung may mas paborableng policy o agreement.

Taxable ba ang separation pay?

Maaaring ma-exclude sa gross income ang benefits dahil sa redundancy, retrenchment, qualifying closure, sickness, o ibang cause beyond the employee’s control, subject sa proper classification at documentary requirements.

Maaari bang i-negotiate ang separation pay?

Oo. Minimum at hindi ceiling ang statutory rate. Maaaring mag-alok ang employer ng enhanced package. Suriin ang computation, tax treatment, release, at quitclaim bago pumirma.

Ano ang gagawin kung ayaw magbayad ng employer?

Humingi ng itemized computation in writing, itago ang employment at payroll records, at mag-file ng SEnA Request for Assistance kung hindi naayos ang issue.

Pinipigilan ba ng pagtanggap ng separation pay ang illegal-dismissal case?

Hindi awtomatiko. Hindi palaging pinipigilan ng acceptance of payment o quitclaim ang challenge sa legality ng dismissal, lalo na kung hindi voluntary, informed, o reasonable ang waiver.[4]

Pareho ba ang separation pay at backwages?

Hindi. Ang separation pay ay benefit para sa qualifying separation o maaaring i-award in lieu of reinstatement. Ang backwages ay compensation para sa lost earnings dahil sa illegal dismissal.

Konklusyon

Hindi universal payment ang separation pay para sa bawat empleyadong umaalis sa company. Karaniwan itong mandatory kapag terminated ang employment dahil sa recognized authorized cause sa ilalim ng Articles 298 o 299, o kung ipinagkakaloob ng company policy, contract, o CBA.

Limang bagay ang kailangan sa tamang computation: tunay na dahilan ng termination, applicable statutory o contractual rate, credited years of service, tamang monthly-pay base, at comparison sa one-month minimum.

Dapat humingi ang empleyado ng itemized final-pay computation at itago ang termination notice, salary records, at company policies. Dapat panatilihin ng employer ang objective proof ng authorized cause, fair selection criteria, proper notices, at accurate payment records.

Sources at Legal Citations

Constitution at Labor Code

[1] Department of Labor and Employment, Labor Code of the Philippines, Renumbered DOLE Edition 2022, Articles 298, 299 at 306.
Classification: Official Labor Code publication.
Supports: Authorized causes, statutory rates, service rounding, at prescription of money claims.
Official DOLE Labor Code PDF

[2] DOLE Department Order No. 147-15, September 7, 2015.
Classification: Administrative rule.
Supports: Substantive at procedural requirements para sa authorized-cause at disease-based termination.
DOLE Department Order No. 147-15

Supreme Court Decisions

[3] Manuel G. Acosta v. Matiere SAS and Philippe Gouvary, G.R. No. 232870, June 26, 2019.
Supports: Proof, good faith, at fair selection requirements sa redundancy.
Supreme Court E-Library Decision

[4] Team Pacific Corporation v. Layla M. Parente, G.R. No. 206789, July 15, 2020.
Supports: Retrenchment requirements, burden of proof, at effect ng accepting separation pay.
Supreme Court Decision

[5] North Davao Mining Corporation v. NLRC, G.R. No. 112546, March 13, 1996.
Supports: Closure dahil sa serious business losses.
Supreme Court E-Library PDF

[6] Songco v. NLRC, G.R. No. 50999, March 23, 1990.
Supports: Inclusion ng earned commissions at allowances sa salary base batay sa facts ng case.
Supreme Court Decision

[8] Mateo v. Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., G.R. No. 226064, February 17, 2020.
Supports: Tax treatment ng involuntary redundancy benefits.
Supreme Court E-Library Decision

Administrative Issuances at Procedures

[7] DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06, Series of 2020.
Supports: Final-pay components at 30-day release guideline.
DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06-20

[9] BIR Revenue Memorandum Order No. 66-2016.
Supports: Documentary processing para sa tax treatment ng involuntary separation benefits.
BIR RMO No. 66-2016

[10] DOLE Department Order No. 249-25.
Supports: Revised SEnA conciliation-mediation process.
DOLE Department Order No. 249-25

Disclaimer

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