Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _ 4075 _

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE GWENDOLYN F. GARCIA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Last January 6, 2014, the City Council of Toledo City adopted their
first City Resolution for this year. Resolution No, 2014-001 conveyed their
request to their representative in the Philippine Congress to file a legislative

measure to declare their Charter Day as a Special Non-Working Holiday.

Toledo was originally known as "Hinulawan" which derived its name
from the Hinulawan River running across the municipality. It was renamed
Toledo, during its establishment as a new town, borrowing the name from a
province of Spain. One of the earliest recorded history of Toledo, the
"Estadismo" of Fr. Joaquin de Zuniga, reported that Toledo already had a

settled community of a little over 500 inhabitants as early as the 1800s.

When the first Philippine Republic was formed under President Emilio
Aguinaldo, Toledo was converted into a district of Cebu Province and
governed by a "Junta Popular". Following the colonization of the archipelago
(1896-1946), Toledo became a full-fledged municipality when Governor

Francis Burton Harrison signed Act. No. 119 on December 19, 1919.

‘Toledo saw a few changes during the first 40 years of its independence
as a municipality. Economic growth came to Toledo in the 1950s after the
Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation (ACMDC), one of

the biggest copper mines in the world, started the development of a large


porphyry copper ore plant in Barrio Don Andres Soriano, located nearly

sixteen kilometers from the town's poblacion.

On June 19, 1960, Toledo became a chartered city under Republic Act
No. 2688. Since then, it has been a long-standing tradition in Toledo City to
celebrate its Charter Day with merriment, meaning, and significance to
provide its hardworking residents the time to reminisce their city's founding

day and to boost their camaraderie as a community of peace-loving citizens

This bill seeks to designate January 6 of every year as a Special Non-Working

Holiday to benefit the people of the City of Toledo, Province of Cebu.

‘The approval of this bill is earnestly requested.

GWEN) NF, GARCIA


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, __ 4075

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE GWENDOLYN F. GARCIA

AN ACT
DECLARING JANUARY 6 OF EVERY YEAR AS A SPECIAL NON-
WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF TOLEDO, PROVINCE OF
CEBU, IN CELEBRATION OF ITS CHARTER DAY

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

SECTION 1. January 6 of every year is hereby declared as a special
non-working holiday in the City of Toledo, Province of Cebu to celebrate its
Charter Day. In the event that the charter day falls on a Saturday or Sunday,
the holiday will be observed on the Monday that follows.

SECTION 2. All laws, orders, presidential issuances, rules and
regulations or part thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or

modified accordingly.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following

its publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.