SECTION. 1. September twenty-eight of every year is hereby declared as Balangiga Encounter Day and a special non-working holiday in the province of Eastern Samar to commemorate the Balangiga encounter.
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved,
(Sgd.) JOVITO R. SALONGA
| (Sgd.) RAMON V. MITRA |
President of the Senate | 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 September 22, 1988 and December 2, 1988, respectively.
(Sgd.) EDWIN P. ACOBA | (Sgd.) QUIRINO D. ABAD SANTOS, JR. |
Secretary of the Senate | Secretary of the House of Representatives |
Enacted without executive approval, February 10, 1989
(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO
President of the Philippines