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Republic Act
Approved June 29, 2018

Republic Act No. 11040

An act declaring april 27 of every year as a special working public holiday throughout the country and a special nonworking holiday in the city of lapu-lapu, province of cebu, to commemorate the victory of lapu-lapu and his men over the spaniards led by ferdinand magellan in the historic battle of mactan on april 27, 1521, to be known as lapu-lapu day or adlaw ni lapu-lapu

An Act Declaring April 27 of Every Year as a Special Working Public Holiday Throughout the Country and a Special Nonworking Holiday in the City of Lapu-Lapu, Province of Cebu, to Commemorate the Victory of Lapu-Lapu and his Men Over the Spaniards Led by Ferdinand Magellan in the Historic Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521, To be known as Lapu-Lapu Day or Adlaw ni Lapu-Lapu

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This act declares April 27 as Lapu-Lapu Day, a special working public holiday nationwide and a special nonworking holiday in Lapu-Lapu City, commemorating the historic Battle of Mactan.

  • Declaration of April 27 as a special working public holiday nationwide.
  • Designation of April 27 as a special nonworking holiday in Lapu-Lapu City.
  • Repeal or amendment of laws inconsistent with this Act.
  • Effectivity 15 days after publication.
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Lapu-Lapu
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Philippines
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Seventeenth Congress Second Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand seventeen.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 11040

An Act Declaring April 27 of Every Year as a Special Working Public Holiday Throughout the Country and a Special Nonworking Holiday in the City of Lapu-Lapu, Province of Cebu, to Commemorate the Victory of Lapu-Lapu and his Men Over the Spaniards Led by Ferdinand Magellan in the Historic Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521, To be known as Lapu-Lapu Day or Adlaw ni Lapu-Lapu

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

Section 1. Lapu-Lapu Day

The twenty-seventh day of April of every year is hereby declared as a special working public holiday throughout the country and a special nonworking holiday in the City of Lapu-Lapu, Province of Cebu, to commemorate the victory of Lapu-Lapu and his men over the Spaniards in the historic Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521, to be known as Lapu-Lapu Day or Adlaw ni Lapu-Lapu.

Section 2. Repealing Clause

All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealead or modified accordingly.

Section 3. Effectivity

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the completion of its publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.

Approved,

PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ Speaker of the House of Representatives

AQUILINO "KOKO" PIMENTEL III President of the Senate

This Act which is consolidation of Senate Bill No. 108 and House Bill 6782 was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on March 20, 2018 and March 21, 2018, respectively.

CESAR STRAIT PAREJA Secretary General House of Representatives

LUTGARDO B. BARBO Secretary of Senate

Approved: June 29, 2018

RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

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.