QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 7805)
RA 7805 declares January 28 of every year as a nonworking special public holiday in the City of Cavite, known as Julian Felipe Day.
It is chosen to celebrate the birth anniversary of Professor Julian R. Felipe and to recognize his talent and ingenuity in the masterful constitution of the national anthem.
The holiday is applicable in the City of Cavite (as expressly stated in the title and Section 1 of RA 7805).
It is a nonworking special public holiday.
The declaration is for the City of Cavite, effectively benefiting the public in that locality.
The text states it lapsed into law on September 1, 1994 without the President's signature pursuant to Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution.
It means the bill became law automatically because the President did not act within the constitutional period, as provided by Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution.
Section 2 provides that the Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Because RA 7805 was not approved by Presidential signature, it still became effective by constitutional lapse into law; the note identifies the lapse date (September 1, 1994) as the point when it entered into force under the Constitution.
January 28 of every year.
Julian Felipe Day.
It is framed as a local holiday, since it declares January 28 as a nonworking special public holiday “in the City of Cavite” (Section 1).
It cites his talent and ingenuity in the masterful constitution of the national anthem.
It is characterized as a nonworking special public holiday, meaning it is intended to be a day off in the locality.
It indicates the legislative bill number and Official Gazette references where the law was published; it helps identify the source and publication details.