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

SECTION 1. September 2 of every year is hereby declared a special nonworking holiday in the Province of Ifugao, in commemoration of the surrender of General Tomoyuki Yamashita, Commander of the Japanese Imperial Army in the Philippines, in Kiangan, Ifugao.

SEC. 2. The Provincial Government of Ifugao, in coordination with the municipal government of .Kiangan. the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) and the Military Shrines Service (MSS), shall lead appropriate and meaningful commemorative programs and activities to be participated by officials and employees of the national, provincial and municipal government agencies and instrumentalities, and civic, religious, nongovernment, business and civil society organizations, in order to give significance and honor the heroes and heroines who contributed to the Philippines' liberation from the Japanese forces.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (1.5) 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 May 22, 2017 and August 20, 2018, respectively.

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

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: OCT 30 2018

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
  President of the Philippines