Title
Supreme Court
Permits municipalities to change local fiesta dates
Law
Act No. 2054
Decision Date
Feb 3, 1911
Act No. 2054 allows municipalities in the Philippine Islands to change the dates of their local fiestas, providing flexibility in scheduling and organizing, with specific conditions and procedures outlined.

Q&A (Act No. 2054)

The main purpose of Act No. 2054 is to authorize municipalities in the Philippine Islands to change the dates of their local fiestas under certain conditions.

Municipalities organized under Act Numbered Eighty-two, known as "The Municipal Code," are covered under Act No. 2054.

The change of the local fiesta date must be made on or before December 31, 1911.

The manner and terms for selecting new fiesta dates are prescribed under section one of Act Numbered Nineteen hundred and nine.

If the local fiesta was held before the change in 1911, the new date shall take effect starting in the year 1912.

No, once the new date has been adopted, it cannot be changed except by an Act of the Legislature.

The fiesta date can be changed for that particular year if there are weighty reasons such as typhoons, earthquakes, epidemics, or other public calamities.

The municipal council has the authority to fix the new date for that year only, but it must be approved by the provincial board.

No, the change due to public calamities applies only for that particular year.

Act No. 2054 was enacted on February 3, 1911.


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