H. No. 5286

Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila

Fourteenth Congress

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9777]

AN ACT DECLARING OCTOBER 12 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GETAFE, PROVINCE OF BOHOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE “GETAFE FOUNDATION DAY”

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

SECTION 1. October 12 of every year is hereby declared a special nonworking public holiday in the Municipality of Getafe, Province of Bohol to commemorate its founding anniversary and to be known as the “Getafe Foundation Day”.

SEC 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE
President of the Senate

(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
Speaker of the House

of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on November 17, 2008 and August 24, 2009, respectively.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General

House of Representatives

Approved: NOV 17 2009

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines

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