Republic Act No. 7682

H. No. 9360

Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila

Second Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-sixth
day of July, nineteen hundred and ninety-three

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7682]

AN ACT DECLARING MARCH NINE OF EVERY YEAR A NONWORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF ABRA, TO BE KNOWN AS “ARYA ABRA DAY”

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.

SECTION 1. The Philippine Legislature enacted on March 9 1917 Act No. 2683, which segregated Abra from Ilocos Sur and gave it full provincial status.

SEC. 2. March nine of every year is hereby declared a special nonworking public holiday in the Province of Abra, to be known as “Arya Abra Day.”

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA
President of the Senate

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA, JR.
Speaker of the House
of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on August 17, 1993 and November 25, 1993, respectively.

(Sgd.) EDGARDO E. TUMANGAN
Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd.) CAMILO L. SABIO
Secretary General
House of Representatives

Approved: February 23, 1994

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

Source: Presidential Management Staff

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