CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thousands of Cebuanos reporting for duty on Christmas Day can get double pay, and even more depending on the arrangement. Labor rules require employers to grant full holiday compensation or double pay for work rendered on Christmas Day. Christmas Day, December 25, is classified as a regular holiday under Philippine labor laws. This means employees are entitled to specific pay benefits whether they work or not, provided certain conditions are met. READ: LIST: Holidays, long weekends as December 2025 ends, January 2026 starts If you don’t work on Christmas Day (no double pay) If an employee […]... Keep on reading: ‘Double pay, more if OT’: What Cebuanos earn if they work on Christmas