Purpose and commemoration
- Republic Act No. 9203 establishes Catarman Day as a commemorative holiday for the municipality’s foundation day anniversary.
- Section 1 provides that the holiday is intended to commemorate Catarman’s foundation day anniversary every August 15.
Scope and coverage
- Section 1 applies the special nonworking holiday to the Municipality of Catarman, Province of Camiguin.
- The holiday covers the date August 15 of every year in Catarman.
- The holiday is identified by name as “Catarman Day.”
Core operative rule: nonworking holiday
- Section 1 declares August 15 of every year as a special nonworking holiday in the Municipality of Catarman.
- Section 1 requires observance of Catarman Day on August 15 each year in Catarman.
- Section 1 ties the observance to the municipality’s foundation day anniversary.
Implementation and procedural requirements
- Section 2 states the Act’s effectivity occurs upon its approval.
- The law does not impose filing requirements, administrative approvals, or implementing rules for observance beyond its declaration of the holiday.
- The Act’s effectivity is governed by Section 2 and the constitutional rule in Article VI, Section 27(1).
Separability, repeals, and sunset
- Republic Act No. 9203 does not include any express separability clause, repeal clause, or sunset provision.