An Act To Repeal Section Ten Hundred And Seventeen And To Further Amend Sections Two Hundred And Eighty-Four And Two Hundred And Eighty-Five-A As Amended By Republic Act Numbered Two Hundred And Eighteen, Of The Revised Administrative Code So As To Include Among The Beneficiaries Thereof The Employees Of Sanitary Divisions

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Republic Act No. 674

Repeal of Section 1017 of the Revised Administrative Code
- Section 1 repeals Section 1017 of the Revised Administrative Code.

Amendments to Sections 284 and 285-A of the Revised Administrative Code
- Section 2 amends Sections 284 and 285-A to include employees of sanitary divisions as beneficiaries.

Vacation Leave (Section 284)
- After 6 months of continuous, faithful, and satisfactory service, the following employees are entitled to 15 days of vacation leave with full pay, inclusive of Sundays and holidays, for each calendar year of service:
    - Permanent or temporary employees of the National Government
    - Permanent or temporary employees of provincial governments, chartered cities, municipalities, municipal districts
    - Permanent or temporary employees of government-owned or controlled corporations (except those mentioned in Sections 268, 271, and 274)
    - Employees of sanitary divisions mentioned in Section 1017

Sick Leave (Section 285-A)
- In addition to vacation leave, the following employees are entitled to 15 days of sick leave with full pay, inclusive of Sundays and holidays, for each year of service:
    - Permanent or temporary employees of the National Government
    - Permanent or temporary employees of provincial governments, chartered cities, municipalities, municipal districts in any regularly and specially organized province (except those mentioned in Sections 268, 271, and 274)
    - Employees of sanitary divisions mentioned in Section 1017
- Sick leave is granted for sickness of the employee or any member of their immediate family.

Effective Date (Section 3)
- The Act took effect on January 1, 1950.