Republic Act
Approved May 22, 1990

Republic Act No. 6953

An act declaring september nine of every year a special non-working public holiday in the city of cebu and the province of cebu with its component cities and a special working public holiday in the rest of the country, in honor of the late president sergio osmea, sr., amending thereby batas pambansa bilang 937

AN ACT DECLARING SEPTEMBER NINE OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NON-WORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF CEBU AND THE PROVINCE OF CEBU WITH ITS COMPONENT CITIES AND A SPECIAL WORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, IN HONOR OF THE LATE PRESIDENT SERGIO OSMEA, SR., AMENDING THEREBY BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 937

In plain language

Declares September 9 as a special non‑working public holiday in Cebu and a special working holiday nationwide, honoring late President Sergio Osmeña, and amends Batas Pambansa Bilang 937.

  • Section 1 declares September 9 a special non‑working public holiday in Cebu and a special working holiday nationwide.
  • Section 2 amends Batas Pambansa Bilang 937.
  • Section 3 specifies effective date fifteen days after publication.
public holiday
Cebu
President Sergio Osmeña
Batas Pambansa
Republic Act

Eighth Congress

REPUBLIC ACT No. 6953 May 22, 1990

AN ACT DECLARING SEPTEMBER NINE OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NON-WORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF CEBU AND THE PROVINCE OF CEBU WITH ITS COMPONENT CITIES AND A SPECIAL WORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, IN HONOR OF THE LATE PRESIDENT SERGIO OSMEA, SR., AMENDING THEREBY BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 937

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

Section 1

September Nine of every year is hereby declared a special non-working public holiday in the City of Cebu and the Province of Cebu with its component cities and a special working public holiday in the rest of the country, in honor of the late President Sergio Osmea, Sr.

Section 2

Batas Pambansa Bilang 937 is hereby amended accordingly.

Section 3

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

Approved: May 22, 1990

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