Holiday in Surigao del Norte

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Republic Act No. 7553: Holiday in Surigao del Norte

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Title Supreme Court: Holiday in Surigao del Norte

Law: Republic Act No. 7553

Decision Date: May 22, 1992

Republic Act No. 7553 designates June 19 as a special nonworking holiday in Surigao del Norte, allowing residents to celebrate and honor their province while promoting tourism.

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Coverage and local effect

Section 1 limits the holiday’s application to the Province of Surigao del Norte.
The holiday applies every year on June Nineteen, regardless of other schedules for that date.
The holiday is expressly a special nonworking holiday, meaning it is observed as a day of non-work in the covered province.

Issuance, title, and enactment date

The law is Republic Act No. 7553, titled “AN ACT DECLARING JUNE NINETEEN OF EVERY YEAR AS A SPECIAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS ‘ADLAW NAN SURIGAO DEL NORTE’.”
Republic Act No. 7553 was approved on May 22, 1992.
The legislative history shows final passage dates of September 4, 1991 (House of Representatives) and January 23, 1992 (Senate).

Effectivity and publication rule

Section 2 provides that Republic Act No. 7553 takes effect fifteen (15) days following its publication.
The publication must be made in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation in the country.
The effectivity period is counted from the completion of the required publication in the specified newspapers.

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