Purpose and commemoration
- Section 1 declares the holiday to commemorate the birth anniversary of former President Manuel L. Quezon.
- Section 1 sets August Nineteen of each year as the commemorative date for the holiday observance.
Holiday classification and date
- Section 1 declares August Nineteen of each year as a special working holiday.
- Section 1 declares August Nineteen of each year as a special non-working public holiday in specified localities.
- Section 1 fixes the holiday date as August Nineteen, with the annual recurrence expressly tied to that date.
Geographic scope and exceptions
- Section 1 applies the special working holiday status throughout the entire Philippines.
- Section 1 provides an exception: in the Provinces of Quezon and Aurora and Quezon City, August Nineteen is a non-working holiday.
- Section 1 distinguishes working versus non-working observance based on place of occurrence within the Philippines.
Legal effect of non-working vs working
- Section 1 establishes non-working status for August Nineteen in the Provinces of Quezon and Aurora and Quezon City.
- Section 1 establishes working holiday status for August Nineteen for all other areas throughout the entire Philippines.
- Section 1 makes the working/non-working classification dependent entirely on the enumerated geographic areas.
Legislative origin and approval
- Republic Act No. 6741 originated in the House of Representatives.
- Republic Act No. 6741 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on June 8, 1989.
- Republic Act No. 6741 is approved by the President on August 4, 1989.