QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 1745)
Republic Act No. 1745 declares October 20 of every year as a special holiday in the Province of Leyte.
RA 1745 amended Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code.
Under the amended Section 30, the President of the Philippines may, in his discretion, proclaim any other day as a special public holiday for a particular date.
In calling a special election, the President must limit the special holiday (if declared) to the particular district or province where the election is held.
No. RA 1745 makes October 20 of every year a special holiday in Leyte automatically by law.
It creates a statutory exception/requirement to the general rule on presidential proclamations, mandating that October 20 is a special holiday in Leyte every year.
RA 1745 was approved on June 21, 1957.
It takes effect upon its approval, as provided in Section 2.
RA 1745 amends Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code by declaring October 20 of every year a special holiday in Leyte.
Only to Leyte. It specifically declares October 20 a special holiday in the Province of Leyte.
The October 20 Leyte holiday is mandated by statute every year, while other special holidays depend on the President’s discretion (with election-related limitations).
It prevents unnecessary disruption nationwide or in non-election areas and confines the effect of the holiday to the areas directly affected by the election, consistent with the limitation expressly stated in the law.
Any special holiday declared in connection with the election must be limited to the particular district or province where the election is held; therefore, it would be limited to Leyte if the election is for a provincial office in Leyte.
Because it changes the existing framework for special holidays—specifically by adding a legislative directive that October 20 be a special holiday in Leyte.