14'h Congress of the Republic ) 
of the Philippines 
. ) 
1" Regular Session 
) 
Introduced bv Senator Aauilino Q. Pimentel. Jr. 
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 Bayan, to declare local 
holidays. 
Under this bill, 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), 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. 
Hence, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly requested. 
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AQ ILlNO Q. PIMENTEL, A.-J 
JR. 


14'h Congress of the Republic ) 
of the Philippines 
1 
1" Regular Session 
) 
Introduced bv Senator Aauilino Q. Pimentel. Jr. 
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION13 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 1. Section 13 of RA 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) x x x  
(5) x x x 
(d) x x x 
(e) x x x 
(flxxx 
(4) 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 (314) 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. 
MAY DECLARE NOT MORE THAN TWO (2) WORKING OR NON-WORKING 
Approved,