Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST 21 OF EVERY YEAR AS THE SENATOR BENIGNO "NINOY" AQUINO NATIONAL HOLIDAY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
August 20, 2003
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6349, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST 21 OF EVERY YEAR AS THE SENATOR BENIGNO "NINOY" AQUINO NATIONAL HOLIDAY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : The death of Ninoy Aquino on August 21, 1983 sparked a fearless show of support from the entire Filipino nation for the cause of peace, freedom and democracy. This measure seeks to declare August 21 of every year as Senator Benignot "Ninoy" Aquino Day to be commemorated as a national holiday. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LIBANAN, MARCELINO C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2003-08-20 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Reyes (011 ) | 2. Nieva (012 ) |
| 3. Umali (012 ) | 4. Uy (012 ) |
| 5. Ylagan (012 ) | 6. Codilla (015 ) |
| 7. Amin (023 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2003-08-26 |
Abstract
The death of Ninoy Aquino on August 21, 1983 sparked a fearless show of support from the entire Filipino nation for the cause of peace, freedom and democracy. This measure seeks to declare August 21 of every year as Senator Benignot "Ninoy" Aquino Day to be commemorated as a national holiday.
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