Time off for personal reasons, such as rest, a trip or personal errands. Approval depends on the needs of the office or school.

Who can use it and how many days

• Non-Teaching: you earn 1.25 days of Vacation Leave every month (15 days a year). Leave beyond your credits is without pay.
• Teaching: teachers do not earn Vacation Leave. Absences for personal reasons are offset by your Service Credits (see "For teachers" below).

What you need to know

• File at least 5 days before the leave whenever possible.
• Leave of 30 days or more, or travel abroad, needs a school and/or division clearance and a letter to the Schools Division Superintendent. Travel abroad by non-teaching personnel also needs a Certificate of No Pending Case.

Charged to

Charged to VL (Non-Teaching) or Service Credit (Teaching)

Basis: Sec. 51, Rule XVI, Omnibus Rules on Leave (CSC MC No. 41, s. 1998, as amended)

Every year, employees with 10 or more days of Vacation Leave must take at least 5 days of vacation, all at once or a few days at a time.

Who can use it and how many days

• Non-Teaching employees with 10 or more days of VL. Not for teachers, who have no VL credits.

What you need to know

• Days not taken by December 31 are forfeited (deducted from your VL).
• If the head of office cancels your scheduled leave because of work, those days are not deducted.
• You may file it as For disapproval in 7.B when you plan to work instead; once approved, the days are not deducted on December 31.

Charged to

Charged to VL

Basis: Sec. 25, Rule XVI, Omnibus Rules on Leave

For your own illness or injury, or to care for a sick member of your immediate family.

Who can use it and how many days

• Non-Teaching: you earn 1.25 days of Sick Leave every month (15 days a year). When Sick Leave runs out, Vacation Leave can be used (not the other way around).
• Teaching: absences due to illness are offset by your Service Credits.

What you need to know

• File immediately when you return to work.
• More than 5 days in a row needs a medical certificate.
• You may file ahead for a scheduled check-up, operation or doctor-advised rest, with a medical certificate.

Charged to

Charged to SL, then VL (Non-Teaching) or Service Credit (Teaching)

Basis: Sec. 43 and Sec. 53, Rule XVI, Omnibus Rules on Leave

Paid leave for every pregnancy, whatever the mode of delivery and however many times you have given birth.

Who can use it and how many days

• Any female employee, regardless of civil status, length of service or status of appointment.
• 105 days with full pay for live birth; +15 days if you are a solo parent; 60 days for miscarriage or emergency termination of pregnancy.
• You may give up to 7 days to the child's father (or an alternate caregiver), on top of his own paternity leave.
• You may extend by up to 30 days without pay (or charged to SL, then VL) with written notice at least 45 days before your maternity leave ends.

What you need to know

• File at least 30 days ahead whenever possible, with a medical certificate.
• The leave is taken continuously, without interruption.

Charged to

Not charged to credits

Basis: RA 11210 (105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law) and CSC rules

Paid leave for a married male employee when his wife gives birth or has a miscarriage.

Who can use it and how many days

• A married male employee, for the first 4 deliveries of his legitimate spouse with whom he lives.
• Can be taken all at once or a few days at a time, before, during or after the delivery.

What you need to know

• It cannot be carried over or converted to cash.
• This is separate from the up to 7 days the mother may give him from her maternity leave.

Charged to

Not charged to credits

Basis: RA 8187 (Paternity Leave Act of 1996); Sec. 19, Omnibus Rules on Leave

Paid leave for personal milestones and family needs: your birthday or wedding anniversary, your child's school activities, a family emergency, hospitalization of a family member, relocation, or personal transactions.

Who can use it and how many days

• Non-Teaching employees. Not for teachers (DepEd Order No. 34, s. 1996).
• Up to 3 days a year, in any combination. It cannot be carried over or converted to cash.

What you need to know

• File at least one week ahead, except in emergencies.

Charged to

Not charged to credits

Basis: Sec. 21, Rule XVI, Omnibus Rules on Leave; DO No. 34, s. 1996

Paid parental leave so a solo parent can attend to the needs of the child.

Who can use it and how many days

• A solo parent employee with at least 6 months of service, whatever the status of appointment.

What you need to know

• Requires a Solo Parent ID card from your city or municipal social welfare office.
• File at least 5 days ahead. Days not used within the year are forfeited.

Charged to

Not charged to credits

Basis: RA 11861 (Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act); RA 8972

Leave to finish a master's degree or to review for the bar or a board examination.

Who can use it and how many days

• Non-Teaching: up to 6 months with pay (up to 4 months for completing a master's degree).
• Teaching: after at least 7 years of service, up to 1 school year, with at least 60% of your salary (RA 4670).

What you need to know

• Needs a separate approval and a study leave contract. Documents include your service record, performance ratings and a certification of no pending administrative case.
• You must serve after the leave: 6 months for 1 month of leave, 1 year for 2 to 3 months, 2 years for more than 3 months.
• You must take the regular study load and pass at least 75% of your courses, or refund the pay received.

Charged to

Not charged to credits (separate approval)

Basis: Sec. 68, Rule XVI, Omnibus Rules on Leave; CSC MC No. 21, s. 2004; RA 4670 (Magna Carta for Public School Teachers)

Paid leave for a woman employee who is a victim of violence, or whose child is a victim, under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act.

Who can use it and how many days

• A female employee, whatever the status of appointment, who is a victim, or whose child below 18 (or older but unable to care for themself) is a victim.
• Can be taken all at once or a few days at a time. It may be extended when necessary, but the extension is charged to leave credits.

What you need to know

• Attach a Barangay or court Protection Order, or a certification that you applied for one.
• Days not used within the year are forfeited.

Charged to

Not charged to credits

Basis: RA 9262; CSC MC No. 15, s. 2005

Paid leave to recover from wounds or injuries you got while doing your official duties.

Who can use it and how many days

• Any employee injured in the performance of duty.

What you need to know

• Attach a medical certificate showing that the injury happened while performing your duties.
• Your office may also pay for medical care, hospital fees and needed transportation.

Charged to

Not charged to credits

Basis: Sec. 55, Rule XVI, Omnibus Rules on Leave

Paid leave to recover from surgery caused by a gynecological disorder.

Who can use it and how many days

• Any female employee, whatever her age or civil status, with at least 6 months of total government service in the last 12 months.

What you need to know

• File before the surgery when it is scheduled, with a medical certificate.

Charged to

Not charged to credits

Basis: RA 9710 (Magna Carta of Women); CSC MC No. 25, s. 2010

Paid leave when your home is in an area declared under a state of calamity: to repair or clean your house, if you are stranded, if you got sick because of the disaster, or to care for affected family.

Who can use it and how many days

• Any employee whose residence is in the declared calamity area.

What you need to know

• Take it within 30 days from the first day of the calamity declaration, all at once or a few days at a time.

Charged to

Not charged to credits

Basis: CSC MC No. 2, s. 2012 and CSC MC No. 16, s. 2012

Paid leave to care for a child you are adopting.

Who can use it and how many days

• A female employee, or a single male employee, who is a qualified adoptive parent: 60 days with full pay, taken continuously.
• The legitimate husband of a female employee on adoption leave: 7 days with full pay.

What you need to know

• Attach the documents showing the adoption placement from the proper adoption authority.

Charged to

Not charged to credits

Basis: RA 8552 (Domestic Adoption Act); CSC rules as amended in 2021

Paid leave for your mental and physical well-being: rest, a check-up, therapy or simply a restorative break.

Who can use it and how many days

• All teaching and non-teaching personnel.
• Up to 3 days per application. It cannot be carried over to next year or converted to cash.

What you need to know

• File at least 5 days ahead, except in emergencies.
• Information about your mental health is kept confidential.

Charged to

Charged to Wellness (separate from VL/SL)

Basis: CSC MC No. 01, s. 2026 (Wellness Leave Policy); DepEd DM No. 155, s. 2026

Turn part of your Vacation Leave into cash.

• Non-Teaching employees with at least 15 days of VL may monetize at least 10 days, keeping at least 5 days; up to 30 days a year.
• File it as Others in 6.A, then choose Monetization of Leave Credits in 6.B.

Basis: Sec. 22, Rule XVI, Omnibus Rules on Leave

The money value of all your remaining leave credits, paid when you retire, resign or are separated from the service.

• File it as Others in 6.A, then choose Terminal Leave in 6.B. HR computes the amount.