Republic Act No. 11216

: Republic Act No. 11216 declares September 3 of every year as a special working public holiday throughout the Philippines in commemoration of the surrender of the Japanese military forces led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita in Baguio City.
: The special working public holiday is observed on September 3 of every year.
: RA 11216 commemorates the surrender of the Japanese military forces led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita to the Allied forces at the American High Commissioner's Residence in Camp John Hay, Baguio City during World War II.
: September 3 is declared as a special working public holiday under RA 11216.
: General Tomoyuki Yamashita led the Japanese military forces that surrendered, an event commemorated by the holiday declared in RA 11216.
: The surrender took place at the American High Commissioner's Residence in Camp John Hay, Baguio City.
: RA 11216 took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
: Republic Act No. 11216 was approved by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 14, 2019.
: RA 11216 was enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
: The Senate President was Vicente C. Sotto III, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives was Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The Secretary of the Senate was Myra Marie D. Villarica, and the Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives was Dante Roberto P. Maling.