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Approved 2016-01-29

Republic Act No. 10743

An act declaring the fifth day of october of every year as the national teachers day

AN ACT DECLARING THE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL TEACHERS DAY

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This act declares the fifth day of October each year as National Teachers Day, mandates government agencies and employers to facilitate observance, appoints the Department of Education as lead agency, and sets effectivity fifteen days after publication.

  • Declares the fifth day of October as National Teachers Day.
  • Designates the Department of Education as lead agency for the observance.
  • Requires government agencies and employers to encourage employees to participate in activities.
  • Effectivity set to fifteen days after publication in the Official Gazette or two newspapers of general circulation.
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Sixteenth Congress Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand fifteen.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10743

AN ACT DECLARING THE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL TEACHERS DAY

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. National Teachers Day

The fifth day of October of every year is hereby declared as the National Teachers Day.

To ensure a meaningful observance of this special working holiday, all heads of government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned and -controlled corporations especially those that are directly dealing with the teachers, including local government units, and employers in the private sector, shall encourage and afford sufficient time and opportunities for their employees to engage and participate in any activity conducted within the premises of their offices or establishments in celebration of the National Teachers Day.

Section 2. Lead Agency

Pursuant to the observance of the National Teachers Day, the annual program of activities shall be prepared and implemented with the Department of Education as the lead agency.

Section 3. Effectivity

This Act shall take effect fifteen 15 days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation, whichever comes earlier.

Approved,

| (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives | (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of the Senate |

Senate Bill No. 510, which was approved by the Senate on May 18, 2015, was adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to House Bill No. 4148 on November 25, 2015.

MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Secretary GeneralHouse of Representatives

OSCAR G. YABES

Secretary of the Senate

Approved: JAN 29 2016

BENIGNO S. AQUINO, III

President of the Philippines

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.