Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 57)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 57 is to amend Section 29 of Act No. 2711, known as the Revised Administrative Code, specifically to define legal holidays in the Philippines.
Section 29 of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Revised Administrative Code, is amended by Republic Act No. 57.
According to the amended Section 29, Thursday and Friday of Holy Week, Christmas Day, and Sundays are considered legal religious holidays.
The other legal holidays specified include: January 1 (New Year's Day), May 1 (Labor Day), July 4, November 30, December 30, and any day appointed by law for the holding of a general election.
No, Republic Act No. 57 does not specify any penalties related to legal holidays; it primarily defines which days are legal holidays.
Republic Act No. 57 took effect upon its approval on October 17, 1946.
Declaring Thursday and Friday of Holy Week as legal religious holidays officially recognizes them for observance and may affect work schedules and government operations during those days.
Yes, Sunday is explicitly declared as a legal religious holiday under the amendment.
Yes, the act provides for the day appointed by law for the holding of a general election as a legal holiday, implying that additional holidays may be appointed by law.
Republic Act No. 57 amends the Revised Administrative Code of 1917, which serves as the fundamental administrative law governing government operations and regulations in the Philippines.