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An Act Declaring December 27 of Every Year a Special Working Holiday in the City of Baybay, Province of Leyte, in Celebration of its "Binaybayon Festival"

Binaybayon Festival Act

Year:

2019

Category:

Other

Date Approved:

August 28, 2019

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This Act declares December 27 of every year as a special working holiday in the City of Baybay, Province of Leyte, to celebrate its 'Binaybayon Festival'. It aims to recognize and promote local culture and festivities.

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Seventeenth Congress
Third Regular Session

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

REPUBLIC ACT No. 11446

An Act Declaring December 27 of Every Year a Special Working Holiday in the City of Baybay, Province of Leyte, in Celebration of its "Binaybayon Festival"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. December 27 of every year is hereby declared a special working holiday in the City of Baybay, Province of Leyte, in celebration of its "Binaybayon Festival". Upon proclamation of the President, December 27 of every year shall be a special nonworking holiday in the City of Baybay, Province of Leyte.

Section 2. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd) VICENTE C. SOTTO III
President of the Senate

(Sgd) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on December 10, 2018, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on June 3, 2019, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on June 4, 2019.

(Sgd) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING
Acting Secretary General
House of Representatives

(Sgd) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines

Approved: August 28, 2019.


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