[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11138, November 09, 2018 ]

AN ACT DECLARING JANUARY 11 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF BATAAN IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY TO BE KNOWN AS "BATAAN FOUNDATION DAY"



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

SECTION 1. January 11 of every year is hereby declared a special nonworking holiday in the Province of Bataan in commemoration of its founding anniversary to be known as "Bataan Foundation 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,


(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III
        President of the Senate
(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
        Speaker of the House
of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on August 29, 2017 and September 17, 2018, respectively.


      (SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
Secretary of the Senate

   
      (SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING
Acting Secretary General

House of Representatives
   
 Approved: NOV 09 2018

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
  President of the Philippines