[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10805, May 11, 2016 ]

AN ACT DECLARING DECEMBER 29 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY AND NO CLASS DAY IN SCHOOLS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LEON, PROVINCE OF ILOILO IN HONOR OF CAPTAIN JOSE CALUGAS SR. TO BE KNOWN AS "JOSE CALUGAS DAY"



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

SECTION 1. December 29 of every year is declared a special working holiday and no class day in schools in the Municipality of Leon, Province of Iloilo in honor of Captain Jose Calugas Sr. to be known as "Jose Calugas Day".

SEC. 2. For work performed on a special working holiday, an employee is entitled to his/her regular wage.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON
President of the Senate
(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.
Speaker of the House
of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on March 16, 2015, amended by the Senate of December 14, 2015, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on January 25, 2016.

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES
Secretary of the Senate
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives

Approved: MAY 11, 2016

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines