2025 / Aug

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 12251 AN ACT DECLARING SEPTEMBER 21 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN MATEO, PROVINCE OF RIZAL, TO BE KNOWN AS "ARAW NG BAYAN NG SAN MATEO", IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY August 29, 2025

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 12251, August 29, 2025 ]

AN ACT DECLARING SEPTEMBER 21 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN MATEO, PROVINCE OF RIZAL, TO BE KNOWN AS "ARAW NG BAYAN NG SAN MATEO", IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY



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

SECTION 1. September 21 of every year is hereby declared a special working holiday in the Municipality of San Mateo, Province of Rizal, to be known as "Araw ng Bayan ng San Mateo" in commemoration of its foundation anniversary. Upon proclamation of the President, September 21 of every year shall be a special non-working holiday in the said municipality.

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 December 17, 2024, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on June 9, 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