Practice question
A covered employee earns PHP 180,000 basic salary from Employer A and PHP 120,000 from Employer B in the year. Each employment independently meets coverage, and no more favorable rule applies. What are the respective minimum amounts?
- Only PHP 15,000 from A and nothing from B.
- PHP 25,000 from each regardless of separate earnings.
- Only PHP 10,000 from B and nothing from A.
- Neither, because there are two employers.
- PHP 15,000 from A and PHP 10,000 from B.
Legal references
- Memorandum Order 28 s.1986 modifying PD 851 coverage: https://lawphil.net/executive/mo/mo1986/mo_28_1986.html
- DOLE-BWC 2024 Handbook on Workers’ Statutory Monetary Benefits, relevant service charge, holiday pay and thirteenth-month sections: https://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Workers-Statutory-Monetary-Benefits-Handbook-2024-Edition.pdf
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