Legal basis and amendment
- Republic Act No. 8952 amends Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7698.
- The operative amendment changes the geographic scope of August 6 as a special nonworking public holiday.
Policy and legislative purpose
- Republic Act No. 8952 declares August 6 of every year a special nonworking public holiday for the Province of Cebu, expanding coverage to specified cities within Cebu.
Scope: covered localities
- Republic Act No. 8952 declares August 6 as a special nonworking public holiday for the Province of Cebu.
- Republic Act No. 8952 includes the highly urbanized cities of Cebu and Mandaue.
- Republic Act No. 8952 includes the component cities of Lapulapu, Danao and Toledo.
Substantive rule on the holiday
- Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7698, as amended by Republic Act No. 8952, declares August six of every year a special nonworking public holiday.
- The special nonworking public holiday applies to the entire covered area consisting of the Province of Cebu, including the enumerated cities (Cebu, Mandaue, Lapulapu, Danao, and Toledo).
Implementation; penalties; separability
- Republic Act No. 8952 contains no separate procedural requirements for observance beyond the statutory declaration of the holiday.
- Republic Act No. 8952 provides no penalties or sanctions for non-compliance.
- Republic Act No. 8952 contains no separability or sunset clause.