Baldoz clarifies pay rules for May 9 polls

President Benigo Aquino 3rd has declared May 9 as a special non-working holiday so that voters could exercise their political right on that date to select the country’s  leaders from President down to town councilor.

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Thursday clarified that those who will work “during the special day, the workers shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their daily rate on the first eight hours of work. The ‘Daily rate x 130 percent plus COLA’ scheme will be observed.”