Under the “control test,” an employment relationship exists between a physician and a hospital if the hospital controls both the means and the details of the process by which the physician is to accomplish his task. (Calamba Medical Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. No. 176484, November 25, 2008)

The National Indigenous Peoples Day in the Philippines shall be observed on August 9 of each year and is hereby declared as a special working holiday. (Republic Act No. 10689)

According to Article 2180 of the Civil Code, employers shall be liable for the damages caused by their employees acting within the scope of their assigned tasks.

Every year, August 6 to August 12 is declared as National Hospital Week by virtue of Proclamation No. 181, series of 1993. This is celebrated to advocate awareness of health programs and recognize the important role of hospitals in promoting, safeguarding, and preserving the health of the people. (Proclamation No. 181, series of 1993)

Private institutions that have breastfeeding or lactation stations shall be entitled to deduct the expenses they incurred for setting up these stations as deductible expenses for income tax purposes up to twice the actual amount incurred.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue shall be under the supervision and control of the Department of Finance and its powers and duties shall comprehend the assessment and collection of all national internal revenue taxes, fees, and charges, and the enforcement of all forfeitures, penalties, and fines connected therewith, including the execution of judgments in all cases decided in its favor by the Court of Tax Appeals and the ordinary courts. The Bureau shall give effect to and administer the supervisory and police powers conferred to it by the Tax Code or other laws. (Section 2 of National Internal Revenue [NIRC], Powers and Duties of the BIR)

Nursing employees shall be granted break intervals in addition to the regular time off for meals to breastfeed or express milk. These intervals, which shall include the time it takes an employee to get to and from the workplace lactation station, shall be counted as compensable hours worked.

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in 120 countries pursuant to the Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding and the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, the International Code on the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and Related Products, and subsequent resolutions of the World Health Assembly, to which the Philippines is a signatory.

Today, August 1, 2023 Bureau of Internal Revenue is celebrating its 119th Founding Anniversary with its 2023 national tax campaign theme “Tulong-tulong sa Pagbangon, Kapit Kamay sa Pag-Ahon, Buwis na Wasto, Alay Para sa Pilipino”.