AN ACT DECLARING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE IN THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, AS THE “EGG BASKET OF THE PHILIPPINES”

Eighteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

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

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11707, April 17, 2022 ]

AN ACT DECLARING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE IN THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, AS THE “EGG BASKET OF THE PHILIPPINES”

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

Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Egg Basket Act.”

Section 2. Egg Basket of the Philippines. - The Municipality of San Jose in the Province of Batangas is hereby declared as the “Egg Basket of the Philippines” in recognition of the economic significance of its egg industry in both local and national levels.

Section 3. Repealing Act. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order, letter of instruction, rule or regulation inconsistent or contrary to the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

This Act was passed by the Senate of the Philippines as Senate Bill No. 2044 on January 31, 2022 and adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to House Bill No. 7660 on February 2, 2022.

Approved: Lapsed into law on April 17 2022 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution,

RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines