Short answer. Only in limited circumstances. Article 105 of the Labor Code generally requires wages to be paid directly to the worker, but allows payment through another person under written authority from the worker in cases of force majeure or other special circumstances the Secretary of Labor and Employment determines by regulation.
What the law says
Wages shall be paid directly to the workers to whom they are due, except
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What the law says
In cases of force majeure rendering such payment impossible or under other special circumstances to be determined by the Secretary of Labor and Employment in appropriate regulations, in which case, the worker may be paid through another person under written authority given by the worker for the purpose
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What the law says
Where the worker has died, in which case, the employer may pay the wages of the deceased worker to the heirs of the latter without the necessity of intestate proceedings.
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The default rule is direct payment to you
Article 105 starts from a firm default: wages shall be paid directly to the workers to whom they are due, except in the situations the article then lists. That default exists precisely to prevent wages from routinely being handed to someone other than the worker, so authorizing someone else to collect for you is not something the article treats as freely available.
One listed exception covers being unable to come in
The article does provide a route: in cases of force majeure rendering such payment impossible or under other special circumstances to be determined by the Secretary of Labor and Employment in appropriate regulations, in which case, the worker may be paid through another person under written authority given by the worker for the purpose. Being unable to come in could fit this exception, but only if it amounts to force majeure or another circumstance the Secretary of Labor and Employment has specifically recognized by regulation.
Written authority is required either way
Even where the exception applies, the article requires written authority given by the worker for the purpose. A verbal request or an informal understanding with your employer would not satisfy this on its own; the authorization has to be in writing and specifically given for the purpose of having your wages collected by someone else on your behalf, not for some other, unrelated purpose.
A separate, different exception for a worker who has died
Article 105 also addresses a different situation entirely: where the worker has died, in which case, the employer may pay the wages of the deceased worker to the heirs of the latter without the necessity of intestate proceedings. That exception is about death, not absence, and works differently from the force-majeure route, since it does not depend on written authority from the worker at all.