Full Title
AN ACT TO DECLARE MARCH EIGHT OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING SPECIAL HOLIDAY TO BE KNOWN AS NATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.
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Congress
8th Congress of the Republic
Senate Bill No.
S. No. 1430
House Bill
H. No. 28379
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Plenary Deliberations
March 6, 1990
March 7, 1990
March 12, 1990
April 4, 1990
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Date of Approval
April 9, 1990

Legislative History

January 25, 1990
  • Introduced by Senator Rasul;

January 26, 1990
  • Read on FIRST READING and referred to the Committees on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws: and Women and Family Relations;

February 16, 1990
  • Senators Salonga, Laurel, Guingona, Jr., Enrile, Maceda, Alvarez, Angara, Aquino, Gonzales, Herrera, Lina, Jr, Mercado, Osmeha, Patemo, Pimentel, Jr., Romulo, Saguisag, Shahani, Tanada and Ziga were made coauthors on motion of Senator Rasul;

March 2, 1990
  • Returned by the Committees on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws and Women and Family Relations per Ctte, Rpt, No, 987, recommending its approval with amendments;

March 5, 1990
  • Submitted said report to the Senate;
  • Sponsors: Senators Rasul, Salonga, Laurel, Guingona, Jr., Pimentel, Jr, Patemo, Lina, Jr., Shahani, Tañada, Saguisag, Enrile, Maceda, Alvarez, Angara, Aquino, Gonzales, Herrera, Mercado, Romulo, Osmeña and Ziga;
  • Assigned for consideration by Special Order;

March 6, 1990
  • Sponsorship speech by Senator Lina, Jr.;
  • Interpellations by Senators Guingona, Jr., Herrera, Patemo, Estrada, Ziga and Saguisag

March 7, 1990
  • Period of amendments;
  • Passed on Second Reading with amendments;

March 8, 1990
  • Printed copies distributed to the Senators;

March 12, 1990
  • Passed on Third Reading
  • In favor: (20) - Alvarez, Angara, Aquino, Enrile, Estrada, Gonzales, Guingona, Jr., Herrera, Laurel, Lina, Jr., Maceda, Mercado, Osmeña, Patemo, Pimentel, Jr., Romulo, Saguisag, Tamano, Tañada and Ziga;
  • Against: None;
  • Abstention: None;

March 13, 1990
  • Sent to the House of Representatives requesting concurrence;

March 21, 1990
  • Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of S. No. 1430 and H. B. No. 283751 designating Senators Rasul, Lina, Jr., Maceda and Enrile as its conferees;

March 21, 1990
  • The House of Representatives agreed to the request of the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of S. No, 1430 and H. B. No. 28379, designating Congressmen

Garcia (P), Montejo, Congresswomen Puyat-Reyes, Verano- Yap and Gordon;

April 4, 1990
  • The Conference Committee recommended that S, No. 1430 in consolidation with H. B. No. 28379 be approved;
  • Conference Committee Report agreed to by the Senate;
  • Conference Committee Report agreed to by the House;

April 6, 1990
  • The Bill was presented to the President of the Philippines;

April 9. 1990
  • Approved by the President of the Philippines;
  • REPUBLIC ACT NO.6949.

Committees

Committee Report
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Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Bill Note
Senate Bill First in Billing
Subjects
HOLIDAYS -- NATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
National Women’s Day
Holidays -- National Women’s Day
NATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
POPULAR NAMES -- NATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
WOMEN
Major Topic
Women's rights

Newspaper Source Detail

Newspaper Source
Globe (4/27/1990)

Full Text of Issuance

S. No. 1430 H. No. 28379 / Globe 4/27/90

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6949, April 10, 1990 ]

AN ACT TO DECLARE MARCH EIGHT OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING SPECIAL HOLIDAY TO BE KNOWN AS NATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

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

SECTION 1. The eighth day of March of every year is hereby declared as a working special holiday to be known as National Women's Day.

SEC. 2. To ensure meaningful observance of the holiday as herein declared, all heads of government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned and controlled corporations as well as local government units, and employers in the private sector shall encourage and afford sufficient time and opportunities for their employees to engage and participate in any activity conducted within the premises of their respective offices or establishments to celebrate National Women's Day.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect two (2) days following its publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JOVITO R. SALONGA(Sgd.) RAMON V. MITRA President of the SenateSpeaker of the House of Representatives
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1430 and House Bill No. 28379 was finally passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives on April 4, 1990.

(Sgd.) EDWIN P. ACOBA(Sgd.) QUIRINO D. ABAD SANTOS, JR.Secretary of the Senate Secretary of the House of Representatives
Approved: April 10, 1990

(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO
President of the Philippines

 

 

 

 

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