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The Pay Rules for Holy Week Holidays issued by DOLE. "Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday urged private sector employers to observe the correct pay rules and general occupational safety and health labor standards for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Black Saturday. “President Benigno S. Aquino III had earlier issued  Proclamation No. 459, series of 2012 , on 16 August 2012 affirming Maundy Thursday and Good Friday on 28 and 29 March, respectively, as regular holidays, and Black Saturday on 30 March 2013 as a special non-working day throughout the country,” Baldoz said. “Proclamation No. 459 is consistent with the laws of the Republic of the Philippines governing the observance of holidays, to wit: Republic Act (RA) No. 9492, dated 24 July 2007, which amended Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order (EO) No. 292, also known as the Administrative Code of 1987, by declaring certain days, specific or movable, as special or regular holidays,”