Labor Code of the Philippines: Wage Payment Rules Explained
Learn when Philippine wages must be paid, which deductions are legal, how 13th-month pay works, and what employees can do about wage violations.

Learn when Philippine wages must be paid, which deductions are legal, how 13th-month pay works, and what employees can do about wage violations.

Calculate pro-rated 13th-month pay in the Philippines using basic salary earned, partial months, unpaid absences, and prior payments.

Learn the DOLE rules on overtime pay in the Philippines, including 2026 rates, computation examples, exemptions, evidence, and remedies for unpaid overtime.

Learn the 2026 minimum wage rates across Philippine regions, how wage boards set them, who is covered, and what employees can do about underpayment.