2025 / Aug

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 12250 AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST 30 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF SAN JUAN, TO BE KNOWN AS "ARAW NG PINAGLABANAN", IN COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF PINAGLABANAN, WHICH OCCURED ON AUGUST 30, 1996 August 29, 2025

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 12250, August 29, 2025 ]

AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST 30 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF SAN JUAN, TO BE KNOWN AS "ARAW NG PINAGLABANAN", IN COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF PINAGLABANAN, WHICH OCCURED ON AUGUST 30, 1996



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

SECTION 1. August 30 of every year is hereby declared a special working holiday in the City of San Juan, to be known as"Araw ng Pinaglabanan",in commemoration of the Battle of Pinaglabanan, which occurred on August 30, 1896. However, upon proclamation of the President, August 30 of every year shall be a special non-working holiday in the City of San Juan.  

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in theOfficial Gazetteor in a newspaper of general circulation.  

Approved,

             
           
         
(SGD.)FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO
             
 (SGD.)FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House of Representatives


This Act, which originated in the House of Representatives, was passed by the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on November 21, 2022, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on June 3, 2025, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on June 11, 2025.   

                
             
           
       
(SGD.)RENATO N. BANTUG, JR.
(SGD.)REGINALD S. VELASCO
Secretary of the Senate
Secretary General House of Representatives

         

         

Approved: AUG 29 2025          


           
         
(SGD.)FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS JR.
President of the Philippines