FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
563 
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INTRODUCED SY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to amend Section 13 of RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local 
Government Code of 1991, by empowering the Local Government Units through 
their Sanggunian Panlalawigan, Panlunsod or Sayan, to declare local holidays, 
Under this bill, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Panlunsod or Sayan, upon 
consultation with 
the 
National 
Historical 
Institute and 
Local 
Historical 
Associations, if any, and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), may 
declare, through an ordinance duly approved by three fourths (3/4) vote of all 
their respective members, not more than two (2) working or non-working special 
public holidays in a given year to commemorate significant historic events in the 
locality, 
This is an area of local legislation where the Sanggunian is given the task of 
identifying the momentous past in the annals of the local government unit 
concerned, and declare it as working or non-working special public holidays, to 
honor such special event 
The immediate passage of this measure is earnestly requested, 
Senator 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
SENATE 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
AMENDING SECTION 13 OF REPUBLIC ACT 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 13 of Republic Act 7160 is hereby amended and shall read 
as follows: 
"Section 13. 
Naming [of] Local Government Units, [and] Public 
Places, Streets and Structures, AND DECLARING LOCAL PUBLIC 
HOLIDAYS. -
(a) The sangguniang panlalawigan, [may] in 
consultation with the [Philippine Historical Commission (PHC)] 
NATIONAL 
HISTORICAL 
INSTITUTE 
(NHI) 
AND 
LOCAL 
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS, IF ANY, MAY NAME OR change 
the name of the following within its territorial jurisdiction: 
(1) Component cities and municipalities, upon [the] 
recommendation of the sanggunian concerned: 
(2) x x x 
(3) x x x 
(4) x x x 
(5) x x x 
(b) The sanggunian(s) of highly urbanized cities and [of] component 
cities, whose charters prohibit their voters from voting for provincial 
elective officials, 
hereinafter referred to 
[in this Code] as 
independent component cities, [may,] in conSUltation with the 
[Philippine 
Historical 
Commission] 
NATIONAL 
HISTORICAL 
INSTITUTE AND LOCAL HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS, IF ANY, 
MAY NAME OR change the name of the following within its 
territorial jurisdiction: 
(1) City 
barangays, 
upon 
[the] 
recommendation 
of the 
sangguniang barangay concerned; 
(2) x x x 
(3) x x x 
, 


(4) x x x 
(5) x x x 
(c) The sanggunian(s) of component cities and municipalities, [may] 
in 
consultation 
with 
the 
[Philippine 
Historical 
Commission] 
NATIONAL HISTORICAL INSTITUTE, AND LOCAL HISTORICAL 
ASSOCIATIONS, IF ANY, MAY NAME OR change the name of the 
following within its territorial jurisdiction: 
(1) City and municipal barangays, upon [the] recommendation of 
the sangguniang barangay concerned: 
(2) x x x 
(3) x x x 
(4) xxx 
(5) x x x 
(d) x x x 
(e) x x x 
(f) x x x 
(g) x x x 
THE 
SANGGUNIANG 
PANLALAWIGAN, 
PANLUNSOD 
OR 
BAYAN, 
UPON 
CONSULTATION 
WITH 
THE 
NATIONAL 
HISTORICAL 
INSTITUTE 
AND 
LOCAL 
HISTORICAL 
ASSOCIATIONS, IF ANY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE), THROUGH AN ORDINANCE DULY 
APPROVED BY THREE FOURTHS (3/4) VOTE OF ALL THEIR 
RESPECTIVE MEMBERS, MAY DECLARE NOT MORE THAN 
TWO (2) WORKING OR NON-WORKING SPECIAL PUBLIC 
HOLIDAYS 
IN 
A 
GIVEN 
YEAR 
TO 
COMMEMORATE 
SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC EVENTS IN THE LOCALITY." 
SEC 2 . . Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, 
rules find regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed 
or modified accordingly. 
SEC 3. 
Separability Clause. -
If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the other provisions' not affected hereby shall remain valid and 
subsisting. 
SEC 4. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation 
Approved,