Undersecretary Jesus Mateo issued Office Memorandum OM-PHROD-2020-00423 which states that the Special Emergency Leave shall be given for a maximum of five days in a year and will be non-deductible from the employee’s earned leave or service credits.
Employees under a Job Order or Contract of Service may also avail themselves of the SEL as long as they meet the verification needed. “In cases where a specific area was not declared to be under a state of calamity but was severely affected by a national calamity or disaster, the Head of the Offices; DepEd Secretary for the Central Office, Regional Director for Regional Offices, and School Division Superintendent for Schools Division Office and Schools shall take full responsibility of granting the special emergency leave,” DepEd said.
For the filing of SEL, affected employees may avail of SEL immediately, provided that his or her immediate supervisor is duly notified and the application for this leave must be filed upon the return to work of the affected employee.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)