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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to amend Section 13 of Republic Act 7160 also known as Local
Government Code of 1991 by empowering the Local Government Units through their
Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Paniunsod or Bayan, to declare local holidays. Under the bill, the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Panlunsod or Bayan, upon consultation with the National Historical
storical 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 memhers, not more than two (2) working or non-working special public holidays
in a given year to commemorate significant historic events in the locality.

Recognizing the local government units! capability and resources in identifying momentous
events in the annals of the local government units, it is but proper to delegate the authority to
declare special public holidays to commemorate such special event

‘This measure was previously filed by
enactment of this bill is camestly sought,

nator Manny Villar in the 15" Congress. The immedi

HARLIN CAST. ABAYO!
Representative
First District of Northem Samar



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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

742

HOUSE BILLN

Introduced by Representative Harlin Cast. Abayon

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 House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION I. Section 13 of RA 7160 is hereby amended and shall read as follows:

“Section 13. Naming (of) Local Govemment 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
concemed:

(Q)xxx

QG)xxx

(4)xxx

(5)xxx

(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 concemed:


Q)xxx
G)xxx
(4)xxx
()xxx

(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
concemed

Q)xxx

Q)xxx

xxx

()xxx

(xxx

(@)xxx

(xxx

(xxx

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, SPECIAL PUBLIC
HOLIDAYS IN A GIVEN YEAR TO COMMEMORATE SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC
EVENTS IN THE LOCALITY,

SECTION 2. All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and regulations,
or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 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.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least
two (2) national newspapers of general circulation,

Approved,