QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 6692)
The title of Republic Act No. 6692 is "An Act Declaring September Twenty-Eight as Balangiga Encounter Day and a Special Non-Working Holiday in the Province of Eastern Samar."
September twenty-eight of every year is declared as Balangiga Encounter Day.
It is declared a special non-working holiday in the province of Eastern Samar.
The purpose is to commemorate the Balangiga encounter.
It applies specifically to the province of Eastern Samar.
The Act took effect upon its approval on February 10, 1989.
It was enacted without executive approval, as indicated in the document.
The Act was signed by Jovito R. Salonga, President of the Senate, Ramon V. Mitra, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Corazon C. Aquino, President of the Philippines.
It was finally passed by the House of Representatives on September 22, 1988, and by the Senate on December 2, 1988.
The Balangiga encounter is a historical event commemorated by declaring a special non-working holiday in its honor in Eastern Samar.