Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Legal Holidays
Republic Act No. 243, approved on June 12, 1948, amends Section 29 of the Revised Administrative Code concerning legal holidays in the Philippines. It designates specific dates as legal holidays, including Holy Week, Christmas Day, and designated Sundays, along with fixed-date holidays such as January 1, May 1, July 4, November 30, and December 30. Additionally, it stipulates that if a regular holiday falls on a Sunday, the following day will be observed as a legal holiday. This amendment aims to clarify and update the list of recognized holidays in the country.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 243
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 12, 1948
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 243
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIFTY-SEVEN
SECTION 1. Section twenty-nine of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Fifty-seven, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 29. Legal holidays. — Thursday and Friday of Holy Week, Christmas Day, and Sundays are legal religious holidays.
"The legal holidays are: the first of January, the first of May, the fourth of July, the thirtieth of November, the thirtieth of December, and the day appointed by law for the holding of a general election: Provided, however, That when any regular holiday of fixed date falls on Sundays, the next succeeding date shall be observed as legal holiday."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 12, 1948
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 44, No. 9, p. 3184 in September 1948
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Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Legal Holidays, Republic Act No. 243, Jun 12, 1948 (Philippines)
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Legal Holidays, Republic Act No. 243 (Phil. 1948)
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