QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 7740)
Republic Act No. 7740 is titled “An Act Declaring July First of Every Year as a Special Nonworking Holiday in the Province of Southern Leyte, to be Known as ‘Adlaw ng Southern Leyte.’” Its purpose is to set July 1 annually as a special nonworking holiday in Southern Leyte.
RA 7740 was approved on June 10, 1994. It takes effect upon its approval.
July 1 of every year is declared a special nonworking holiday.
The holiday is known as “Adlaw ng Southern Leyte.”
Only the Province of Southern Leyte.
It applies only to the Province of Southern Leyte. The law explicitly states that July 1 is a special nonworking holiday “in the Province of Southern Leyte.”
It implies that the holiday is observed as a nonworking day in the covered locality (Southern Leyte), meaning regular work is suspended for that day as provided by the holiday classification.
Section 1 states that Southern Leyte was created by Republic Act No. 2227 signed on May 22, 1959, and that it took effect on July 1, 1960.
Because July 1, 1960 is stated as the effective date of the creation of Southern Leyte under RA 2227; RA 7740 declares July 1 annually as the local special holiday.
RA 2227 is the law that created the province of Southern Leyte—signed May 22, 1959 and effective July 1, 1960.
Every year. The law states “July first of every year is hereby declared...”
The text declares the date as a “special nonworking holiday in the Province of Southern Leyte,” which generally covers observance in the locality; it is not limited in the text to any particular sector.
It has (1) a statement of context in Section 1 (creation and effective date of Southern Leyte), (2) the declaration in Section 2 of the annual holiday and its name, and (3) a take-effect clause in Section 3.
July 1 is legally treated as a special nonworking holiday, so it should be observed as a nonworking day in Southern Leyte.
Section 3 provides that the Act shall take effect upon its approval.