Republic Act No. 11120




Seventeenth Congress Third Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen. REPUBLIC ACT No. 11120 AN ACT DECLARING SEPTEMBER 2 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF IFUGAO, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SURRENDER OF GENERAL TOMOYUKI YAMASHITA, COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL ARMY IN THE PHILIPPINES IN KIANGAN, IFUGAO Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled: Section 1. September 2 of every year is hereby declared a special nonworking holiday in the Province of Ifugao, in commemoration of the surrender of General Tomoyuki Yamashita, Commander of the Japanese Imperial Army in the Phihppines, in Kiangan, Ifugao. Section 2. The Provincial Government of Ifugao, in coordination with the municipal government of Kiangan, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) and the Military Shrines Service (MSS), shall lead appropriate and meaningful commemorative programs and activities to be participated and municipal government agencies and instrumentalities, and civic, religious, nongovernment, business and civil society organizations, in order to give significance and honor the heroes and heroines who contributed to the Philippines’ liberation from the Japanese forces. Section 3. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. Approved, VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on May 22, 2017 and August 28, 2018, respectively. MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives Approved: October 30, 2018 (Sgd.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation