FIFTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
FIRST REGULAR SESSION )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

House Bill No.. 585

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill was originally introduced as House Bill No. 1850 by the undersigned
Rufus B. Rodriguez during the Fourteenth Congress. It was approved by the
Committee on Local Government as substitute House Bill No. 4916 under Committee
Report No.1089 dated August 6, 2008. It was approved on 2™ reading on September
2, 2008 and 3rd reading on October 9, 2008. The bill was transmitted to the Senate
‘on October 14, 2008 where it was not acted upon.

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, may declare, through an
ordinace 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 as 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 eamestly requested. _

Rt RO) UEZ

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MAXIMO B. Wolpe, JR.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. __ 585

Introduced by Honorable Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Honorable Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

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 1. Section 13 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as
the Local Government Code of 1991, is hereby amended to read as
follows:

“SEC. 13. Naming of Local Government Units and Public Places, Streets
and Structures AND DECLARING LOCAL HOLIDAYS. - (a) The
sangguniang panlalawigan may, in consultation with the NATIONAL
HISTORICAL INSTITUTE (NHI) AND LOCAL HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATIONS, IF ANY, change the name of the following within its
territorial jurisdiction:

“KxXxX

“(b) The sanggunians 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 NATIONAL
HISTORICAL INSTITITE (NHI) AND LOCAL HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATIONS, IF ANY, change the name of the following within its
territorial jurisdiction:

“xX

“(c) The sanggunians of component cities and municipalities may, in
consultation with the NATIONAL HISTORICAL INSTITUTE (NHI)
AND LOCAL HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS, IF ANY, change the
name of the following within its territorial jurisdiction:

“xxx


“THE LOCAL SANGGUNIANS, EXCEPT THE SANGGUNIANG
BARANGAY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NATIONAL
HISTORICAL INSTITUTE (NHI) 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) SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, WHICH MAY EITHER BE A
WORKING OR NONWORKING HOLIDAY.”

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

SEC. 3, This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,