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Entitled: AN ACT DECLARING THE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL TEACHERS’ DAY [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2013 ] 7/8/2013 Introduced by Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR; 8/6/2013 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE; [ 2014 ] 6/4/2014 Returned and submitted by the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE per Committee Report No. 50, recommending its approval with amendments; 6/4/2014 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 6/4/2014 Sponsor: Senator PIA S. CAYETANO; 6/4/2014 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 6/4/2014 Sponsorship speech of Senator PIA S. CAYETANO; [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ] [ 2015 ] 3/4/2015 Letter of Senator RAMON A. REVILLA JR. dated February 18, 2015, requesting that he be made a coauthor of this Bill, received by the LBIS; 5/12/2015 Period of interpellation closed; 5/12/2015 Period of committee amendments; 5/12/2015 Period of committee amendments closed; 5/12/2015 Period of individual amendments closed; 5/12/2015 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 5/12/2015 All Senators present were made coauthors as manifested by Senator Cayetano (A.):
Senators JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES;5/13/2015 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 5/18/2015 Approved on Third Reading; 5/18/2015 In favor: (13) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO and VICENTE C. SOTTO III; 5/18/2015 Against: N o n e ; 5/18/2015 Abstention: N o n e ; 5/20/2015 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence on May 19, 2015; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ] 12/8/2015 House of Representatives adopted SBN-510 as an amendment to HBN-4148 on November 25, 2015; 12/15/2015 Enrolled copies of SBN-510 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-4148, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; [ 2016 ] 1/4/2016 Enrolled copies of SBN-510 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-4148, received by the Senate, already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives on December 23, 2015; 1/6/2016 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-510 and HBN-4148, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, through PLLO, for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III; 5/30/2016 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-4148, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on January 29, 2016 and became 5/30/2016 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10743 (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10743 (SBN-510/HBN-4148) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on March 16, 2016) (Prepared by the Indexing, Monitoring and LIS Section, Legislative Bills and Index Service)
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S. No. 510 H. No. 4148 ; Manila Bulletin and Philippine Star Star (February 3, 2016)
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10743, January 29, 2016 ]
AN ACT DECLARING THE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL TEACHERS’ DAY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:SECTION 1. National Teachers’ Day. – The fifth day of October of every year is hereby declared as the “National Teachers’ Day”.To ensure a meaningful observance of this special working holiday, all heads of government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned and -controlled corporations especially those that are directly dealing with the teachers, including local government units, and employers in the private sector, shall encourage and afford sufficient time and opportunities for their employees to engage and participate in any activity conducted within the premises of their offices or establishments in celebration of the “National Teachers’ Day”.SEC. 2. Lead Agency. – Pursuant to the observance of the National Teachers’ Day, the annual program of activities shall be prepared and implemented with the Department of Education as the lead agency.SEC. 3. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen 15 days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation, whichever comes earlier.Approved,
| (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the Houseof Representatives | (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILONPresident of the Senate |
Senate Bill No. 510, which was approved by the Senate on May 18, 2015, was adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to House Bill No. 4148 on November 25, 2015.
| (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary GeneralHouse of Representatives | (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABESSecretary of the Senate |
Approved: JAN 29 2016(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines
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