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Introduced by Senator TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
We do not need another EDSA ... for our country to move ahead. EDSA must be everyday. 
That means everyone understands he has an obligation to serve. That means reform is an 
everyday activity. That means the daily grind is more important than the one-time heroic 
moment. 
Hon. Jesse M. Robredo 
Hon, Jesse Manalastas Robredo was elected mayor of Naga City in 1988 at the age of 
29, becoming the youngest person in the Philippines to be elected city mayor. In 1995, he 
was elected President of the League of Cities of the Philippines. His program "Kaantabay sa 
Kauswagan" (Partners in Development) which gave priority to the impoverished people in 
Naga, was cited by the United Nations as one of the Top 40 Best Practices in 1996. By 1999, 
Naga City was named one of the "Most Improved Cities in Asia" by Asiaweek Magazine, 
In 2000, Jesse Robredo won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service, 
Other major awards that he has received were the 1998 Konrad Adenauer Medal of 
Excellence as Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines; the 1996 Outstanding Young 
Persons of the World (TOYP) Award, the Outstanding Yonng Men of the Philippines 
(TOYM) and the first ever "Dangal ng Bayan" Award of the Civil Service Commission. Jesse 
Robredo earned his Masters in Public Administration at the prestigious John F. Kennedy 
_ School of Government, Harvard University. 
Jesse Robredo was appointed Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local 
Government by President Benigno Aquino III in 2010. He continued -to replicate Naga City's 
best practices in every local government unit in the Philippines before he passed away in a 
plane crash on August 18, 2012, at the age of fifty-four. 
This bill seeks to honor an exceptional Filipino who embodied what public service is 
all about. 
Hence, the passage of this measure is eamestly sought. 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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S.B. NO. 1281 
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Introduced by Senator TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III 
AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST 18 OF EVERY YEAR AS "JESSE ROBREDO" 
DAY, A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as "Jesse Robredo Day." 
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SECTION 2. Special Working Holiday. - August 18 of every year is hereby declared as 
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"Jesse Robredo Day," which shall be a special working holiday, to be celebrated in all 
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elementary and secondary schools in the country. In the event that the holiday falls on a 
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weekend, the holiday shall be observed on the Friday of that week. 
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SECTION 3. Implementing Agency. -
The Deparfinent of Education, shall plan and 
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implement activities for the "Jesse Robredo Day", and ensure that Jesse Robredo's legacy of 
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good governance and leadership is given emphasis to encourage students to continue the 
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same for the good of the Philippines and the Filipino people. 
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SECTION 4. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, 
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the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other provisions hereof. 
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SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, and issuances or portions 
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thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed, amended 
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or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 6. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication 
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in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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