QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11115)
It declares June 16 of every year as a special nonworking holiday in the Municipality of Villanueva, Province of Misamis Oriental, in commemoration of its founding anniversary, to be known as “Araw ng Villanueva.”
The holiday is called “Araw ng Villanueva.”
It applies in the Municipality of Villanueva, Province of Misamis Oriental.
It is a special nonworking holiday.
It is declared in commemoration of Villanueva’s founding anniversary.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Publication must occur either in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
It is shown as “Approved: OCT 30 2018.”
It originated in the House of Representatives.
Passed by the House of Representatives on May 15, 2017, and by the Senate on September 10, 2018.
It signifies a holiday that is not intended for work (i.e., nonworking) and is specific to the locality mentioned in the Act.
Only in a specific locality. The Act declares the holiday in the Municipality of Villanueva, Province of Misamis Oriental.
The text of RA 11115 only declares June 16 as a special nonworking holiday for Villanueva; it does not specify precedence or how it interacts with other holidays.
It explicitly limits the declaration to the “Municipality of Villanueva, Province of Misamis Oriental.”
It requires publication and then sets a 15-day period after publication for effectivity; this is stated in Section 2 of the Act.
It was approved by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, with Senate and House signatures indicated for the respective presiding officers (Vicente C. Sotto III and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo), and signed by the secretaries as shown in the text.