President Marcos established this Presidential Decree No. 442, consolidating existing labor and social laws to protect labor rights and promote employment

Employers must pay employees wage set by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards

Mandated by law, it ensures employees receive an additional month's pay annually

Employees aged 60 or more with at least five years of service are entitled to

This Philippine Labor Laws: Ensuring Workers' Rights and Welfare by employees entitled to weekly rest days, and employers must respect their preferences based on religious grounds. Different rates of holiday pay apply, depending on whether the holiday falls on a rest day or a regular workday.

Employees with at least one year of service are entitled to five days of paid

allows married male employees to take seven days off with full pay for the first four deliveries

provide financial support to pregnant employees

Labor laws require employers to provide facilities for women, prevent gender-based discrimination, and protect the rights of female employees

Different types of employment

security of tenure ensures that regular employees cannot be terminated without just cause and due process

provide support in cases of death, disability, sickness, maternity, and old age

recognizes and promotes the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities, including property rights, cultural preservation, and equal treatment

governs employment practices and labor relations in the country, addressing issues such as wages, working hours, leaves, and benefits

Articles 83 and 84 limit an employee's normal work hours to eight hours a day, including short breaks

Article 87, provided employees are paid at least 125% of their hourly wage for work exceeding eight hours

Article 86 requires payment of at least 10% of the regular hourly wage for work between 10 PM and 6 AM.

Article 95 grants employees who have served for at least one year five days leave with pay.

Leave Act of 1996 allows married male employees to take seven days off work with full pay for the first four deliveriesLeave Act of 1996 allows married male employees to take seven days off work with full pay for the first four deliveries

Republic Act No. 7322 grants pregnant employee's maternity benefits for normal and caesarian deliveries.

Prohibited acts include terminating employees due to pregnancy or refusing their return to work

Article 279 ensures job security for regular employees, preventing unjust termination.

available to all workers

refers to the killing of a person by governmental authorities or individuals without the sanction of any judicial proceeding or legal process.

act of enacting perceived justice summarily and without legal authority

President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in the Philippines, granting the armed forces the power to suppress insurrection or rebellion.

During this period, a significant number of disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and massacres occurred, with many victims unaccounted for

This administration faced issues related to human rights violations, including an increase in military power and presence, especially in Muslim Mindanao

During this administration, journalist killings increased significantly, making the Philippines one of the deadliest countries for journalists

this administration has faced allegations of extrajudicial killings and a crackdown on critics and activists.

"Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person."

"Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of their life."

adopted in 1966, commits States Parties to respect and protect the civil and political rights of individuals and groups.

is central to the right to life debate.

The Sixth Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) forbids the death penalty in peacetime.

(ECHR)

Ten American countries have ratified a Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights abolishing the death penalty.

raises questions about the right to life

States must protect the right to life, even for terminally ill individuals.

an acknowledgment of the intrinsic worth of human beings. Human beings are entitled to be treated as worthy of respect and concern.

"No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."

"No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation."

means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person

is a serious human rights violation, as it constitutes a direct attack on the personality and dignity of the human being.

"Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person."

Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are established by law."

prohibited under contemporary human rights law.

severe physical or mental pain or suffering is intentionally inflicted for a specific purpose, such as extortion of information or confession, punishment, intimidation, or discrimination.