Republic Act No. 6741: An act declaring august nineteen of each year a special working holiday throughout the entire philippines and a special non-working public holiday in the provinces of quezon and aurora and quezon city, to commemorate the birth anniversary of former president manuel l. quezon

Republic Act No. 6741

An act declaring august nineteen of each year a special working holiday throughout the entire philippines and a special non-working public holiday in the provinces of quezon and aurora and quezon city, to commemorate the birth anniversary of former president manuel l. quezon

AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST NINETEEN OF EACH YEAR A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PHILIPPINES AND A SPECIAL NON-WORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCES OF QUEZON AND AURORA AND QUEZON CITY, TO COMMEMORATE THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF FORMER PRESIDENT MANUEL L. QUEZON

In plain language

Declares August 19 as a special working holiday nationwide, except in Quezon Province, Aurora Province, and Quezon City where it is a non-working holiday, to commemorate the birth anniversary of former President Manuel L. Quezon.

Declares August 19 as special working holiday nationwide.

Declares non-working holiday in Quezon Province, Aurora Province, Quezon City.

Effective 15 days after publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation.

public holiday

holiday act

Presidential commemoration

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6741, August 04, 1989 ] AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST NINETEEN OF EACH YEAR A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PHILIPPINES AND A SPECIAL NON-WORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCES OF QUEZON AND AURORA AND QUEZON CITY, TO COMMEMORATE THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF FORMER PRESIDENT MANUEL L. QUEZON Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

In order to commemorate the birth anniversary of former President Manuel L. Quezon, August Nineteen of each year is hereby declared as a special working holiday throughout the entire Philippines with the exception of the Provinces of Quezon and Aurora and Quezon City where it shall be a non-working holiday.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

JOVITO R. SALONGA

President of the Senate

RAMON V. MITRA

Speaker of the House of Representatives

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This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on June 8, 1989.

EDWIN P. ACOBA

Secretary of the Senate

QUIRINO D. ABAD SANTOS, JR.

Secretary of the House of Representatives

Approved: August 4, 1989

CORAZON C. AQUINO

President of the Philippines

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