Seventeenth Congress
Second Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand seventeen.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 10966
An Act Declaring December 8 of Every Year a Special Nonworking Holiday in the Entire Country to Commemorate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Principal Patroness of the Philippines
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. December 8 of every year is hereby declared a special nonworking holiday in the entire country to commemorate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Principal Patroness of the Philippines.1âwphi1
Section 2. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
AQUILINO “KOKO” PIMENTEL
President of the Senate
PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ
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 2, 20017 and December 11, 2017, respectively.
LUTGARDO BARBO
Secretary of the Senate
CESAR STRAIT PAREJA
Secretary General
House of Representatives
Approved: December 28, 2017
(Sgd.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines
