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Eighth Congress

REPUBLIC ACT No. 6953             May 22, 1990

AN ACT DECLARING SEPTEMBER NINE OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NON-WORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF CEBU AND THE PROVINCE OF CEBU WITH ITS COMPONENT CITIES AND A SPECIAL WORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, IN HONOR OF THE LATE PRESIDENT SERGIO OSMEÑA, SR., AMENDING THEREBY BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 937

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

Section 1. September Nine of every year is hereby declared a special non-working public holiday in the City of Cebu and the Province of Cebu with its component cities and a special working public holiday in the rest of the country, in honor of the late President Sergio Osmeña, Sr.

Section 2. Batas Pambansa Bilang 937 is hereby amended accordingly.

Section 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved: May 22, 1990

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