Non-teaching personnel in the Department of Education are entitled to 15 days of vacation leave and 15 days of sick leave annually. Various types of leave must be filed in advance, including vacation leave which must be filed 5 working days in advance. Sick leave for 5 or more successive days requires a medical certificate. Teachers can earn up to 15 days of service/leave credits per year for work during summer, Christmas, or the school year, which can offset absences due to illness. Other leave benefits for teachers include study leave, indefinite sick leave, and rehabilitation leave for injuries sustained while performing work duties.

1. LEAVE BENEFITS
Marilyn H. Ventura
Admin Officer II
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III
Schools Division Office of City of Malolos

2. •Non-Teaching personnel in DepEd are
entitled to 15 days vacation and 15 days sick
leave annually.
LEAVE BENEFITS
OMNIBUS RULES E.O. NO. 292, SEC. 51, RULE XVI

3. • It shall be filed five (5) working days in advance of the
effective date of such leave
• Vacation leave within in the Philippines or abroad shall
be indicated in the form for purposes of securing
travel authority and completing clearance from money
and work accountabilities
VACATION LEAVE
OMNIBUS RULES E.O. NO. 292, SEC. 51, RULE XVI

4. • It shall be filed immediately upon employee’s return
from such leave
• Application for sick leave with 5 or more successive
days shall be accompanied by a proper medical
certificate
SICK LEAVE
OMNIBUS RULES E.O. NO. 292, SEC. 53, RULE XVI

5. • Sick leave may be applied for in advance in cases
where the official or employee will undergo medical
examination or operation or advised to rest in view of
ill health duly supported by a medical certificate
SICK LEAVE
OMNIBUS RULES E.O. NO. 292, SEC. 53, RULE XVI

6. • All officials and employees with 10 days or more
vacation leave credits shall be required to go on
forced leave whether continuous or intermittent for a
maximum of five (5) working days annually
• Mandatory leave shall be forfeited if not taken during
the year
FORCED LEAVE
OMNIBUS RULES E.O. NO. 292, SEC. 25, RULE XVI

7. • Those with accumulated vacation leave of 15 days who
availed of monetization for 10 days shall still be
required to go on forced leave
FORCED LEAVE
OMNIBUS RULES E.O. NO. 292, SEC. 25, RULE XVI

8. • All official/employee may be granted a maximum of 3
days within a calendar year, except teachers, of any
combination of special leave privileges of his/her
choice which he/she would option to avail
• It shall be filed 5 working days prior to availment,
except on emergency cases
SPECIAL PRIVILEGE LEAVE
OMNIBUS RULES E.O. NO. 292, SEC. 25, RULE XVI

9. • That such privileges shall be non-cumulative and non-
commutative
SPECIAL PRIVILEGE LEAVE
OMNIBUS RULES E.O. NO. 292, SEC. 25, RULE XVI

10. • In addition to leave privileges under existing laws,
parental leave of not more than 7 working days every
year shall be granted to any solo parent employee
• It shall be filed 5 days in advance before going on such
leave with updated Solo Parent Identification Card
SOLO PARENT LEAVE
RA NO. 8972, SECTION 8

11. • Service/Leave credits earned by teachers
for services rendered on activities during. summer
or christmas vacation or in the course of the school
year.
SERVICE/ LEAVE CREDITS

12. •Service/Leave credits are used to offset
absences of a teacher due to illness. To offset
absences on account of illness, one (1) work day
service credit is used to offset one (1) day of
absence.
PURPOSE OF SERVICE/
LEAVE CREDITS

13. •Teachers shall earn service credits which shall not
exceed 15 days which is the maximum number of
days of service credits earned in a year except in
cases authorized by the Secretary upon the
recommendation.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
SERVICE/ LEAVE CREDITS
EARNED

14. • REQUEST LETTER TO CONDUCT ACTIVITY
• SPECIAL ORDER FOR SERVICE CREDIT
• ATTENDANCE SHEET.
• CS 48 or DTR -.
• ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT/NARRATIVE REPORT -
• Documentation.
To request for service credit/s
earned, teachers must submit the
following:

15. Other Leave Benefits.
• Study Leave of not exceeding one (1) school year may be granted to teachers who have rendered at least
seven (7) years in service. A teacher shall be entitled to at least 65% of his monthly salary provided he takes
regular study load & passes at least 75% of the courses. Study leave of more than one (1) year shall be
permitted by the DepEd Secretary but without compensation.
• Indefinite Leave is granted to Teachers when the nature of the illness demands a long treatment that will
exceed one year at the least. A teacher applying for indefinite sick leave of absence should submit a Medical
Certificate (CS Form 41) and CS Form 6 (Application for Leave) stating the approximate maximum number of
days he expects to be on leave, subject to change as the government physician may recommend.
Rehabilitation leave is a leave privilege granted to allow qualified government officials and employees to
recuperate from wounds or injuries sustained while in the performance of duties.
• Performance of duty means situations where the employee is already at work. It may also cover situations
where the employee or official meets an accident while engaged in activities inherent to his/her work
including being on official travel, official business outside work station, authorized overtime, detail or special
assignment. Injuries from accidents that occurred while going to work and going home from work may be
considered sustained while in the performance of official duties.

16. THANK
YOU!