115 OG No. 46, 12879 (November 18, 2019)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11445, August 28, 2019 ]

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9090 OR AN ACT DECLARING FEBRUARY FIRST OF EVERY YEAR AS "JOSE MARIA C. PANGANIBAN DAY" AND A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE

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

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9090 is hereby amended:

"SEC. 2. In recognition of Jose Maria C. Panganiban's sacrifices and his fight for humanitarian reforms for his beloved country, and for placing him among the heroes and great men whose death or birth anniversaries are given appropriate recognition and honor by the way of declaring their respective date of death or date of birth as a special working public holiday, it is hereby declared that February 1st of every year as 'Jose Maria C. Panganiban Day' and a spe cial working public holiday in the Province of Camarines Norte. Upon proclamation of the President, February 1 of every year shall be a special nonworking holiday in the Province of Camarines Norte as 'Jose Maria C. Panganiban Day."

SEC. 2. 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 which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on December 10, 2018, as 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.

Approved: AUG 28 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
    President of the Philippines   

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