QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11727)
Republic Act No. 11727 is an act declaring June 21 of every year as a special nonworking holiday in Tagaytay City, Cavite, in commemoration of its foundation day, to be known as “Charter Day of Tagaytay City” or “Araw ng Tagaytay,” amending Republic Act No. 10775.
June 21 of every year.
Tagaytay City, Province of Cavite.
To commemorate Tagaytay City’s foundation day.
“Charter Day of Tagaytay City” or “Araw ng Tagaytay.”
Section 1 of RA 11727 amends Section 1 of Republic Act No. 10775, by declaring June 21 of every year as the special nonworking holiday with the specified names.
It repeals Section 2 of Republic Act No. 10775.
It updates the holiday declaration by amending the relevant section (Section 1) and repealing Section 2 of RA 10775.
Fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
A special nonworking holiday.
It is localized: it applies only to Tagaytay City, Cavite, as stated in Section 1.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; approved on April 29, 2022.
It states the act originated in the House of Representatives and was passed by the House on December 17, 2019 and the Senate on January 31, 2022.
The House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines (passed the bill in their respective dates).
Because the holiday’s legal force begins only after the required publication and the 15-day period, affecting when employers and government units must treat June 21 as a nonworking holiday.
It remains a special nonworking holiday for Tagaytay City, meaning work generally should not be conducted, subject to existing labor and holiday rules applicable to nonworking holidays.
It does both: it amends Section 1 of RA 10775 (through Section 1 of RA 11727) and repeals Section 2 of RA 10775 (through Section 2 of RA 11727).