An Act Including the City of Angeles in the Coverage of the Jose Abad Santos Day, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act Numbered Seventy-Five Fifty-Two and for Other Purposes
Republic Act No. 8815 amends Republic Act No. 7552 by declaring May 7 of each year as a special non-working holiday in the Province of Pampanga and the City of Angeles, known as Jose Abad Santos Day. This inclusion aims to honor Jose Abad Santos and recognizes the significance of this day in the region. The Act took effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in two national newspapers. It was approved on August 21, 2000, and subsequently published in various media.
August 21, 2000
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8815
AN ACT INCLUDING THE CITY OF ANGELES IN THE COVERAGE OF THE JOSE ABAD SANTOS DAY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-FIVE FIFTY-TWO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act Numbered Seventy-Five Fifty-Two is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 1. May seven of every year is hereby declared as a special nonworking holiday in the Province of Pampanga and the City of Angeles to be known as the Jose Abad Santos Day."
SECTION 2. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation. aSIAHC
Approved: August 21, 2000
Published in Malaya and The Manila Times on August 21, 2000. Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 97 No. 3 page 371 on January 15, 2001.