Declaration of December 18 as an Official Public Holiday in Iloilo City and Province
Republic Act No. 6155, enacted on November 9, 1970, designates December 18 of each year as an official public holiday in the City and Province of Iloilo. This holiday is established to commemorate the birth anniversary of national hero Graciano Lopez Jaena. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on February 22, 1971.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 6155
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 9, 1970
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6155
AN ACT DECLARING DECEMBER EIGHTEENTH OF EACH YEAR AN OFFICIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE CITY AND PROVINCE OF ILOILO TO COMMEMORATE THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF GRACIANO LOPEZ JAENA
SECTION 1. To commemorate the birth anniversary of our national hero Graciano Lopez Jaena, the eighteenth day of December of each year is hereby declared official public holiday in the City and Province of Iloilo. cd
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, November 9, 1970.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 67, No. 8, p. 1336 on February 22, 1971
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Declaration of December 18 as an Official Public Holiday in Iloilo City and Province, Republic Act No. 6155, Nov 9, 1970 (Philippines)
Declaration of December 18 as an Official Public Holiday in Iloilo City and Province, Republic Act No. 6155 (Phil. 1970)
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