AN ACT DECLARING MARCH 16 OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN AND THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BLOOD COMPACT DAY

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AN ACT DECLARING MARCH 16 OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN AND THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BLOOD COMPACT DAY

Republic Act No. 9093

April 8, 2001

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Summary of Republic Act No. 9093

Background and Purpose
- The law recognizes the historic event of the blood compact between Spanish Captain-General Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Boholano Chieftain Datu Sikatuna on March 16, 1565 in Barangay Bool, City of Tagbilaran, which was the first treaty of friendship and alliance between Spaniards and Filipinos. (Section 1)

Provisions
- March 16 of every year is declared as a working special public holiday for the City of Tagbilaran and the Province of Bohol, to be known as the "Blood Compact Day". (Section 2)
- This law took effect upon its approval. (Section 3)

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AN ACT DECLARING MARCH 16 OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN AND THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BLOOD COMPACT DAY

Republic Act No. 9093

April 8, 2001

Republic of the PhilippinesCONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINESMetro Manila Eleventh CongressThird Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9093       April 08, 2001 AN ACT DECLARING MARCH 16 OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN AND THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BLOOD COMPACT DAY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section 1. Spanish Captain-General Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Boholano Chieftain, Datu Sikatuna entered into a blood compact, the first treaty of friendship and alliance between Spaniards and Filipinos on March 16, 1565 in Barangay Bool, City of Tagbilaran. Section 2. To perpetuate the historic event, March 16 of every year is hereby declared as a working special public holiday for the City of Tagbilaran and the Province of Bohol to be known as the Blood Compact Day. Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved,...
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AN ACT DECLARING MARCH 16 OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN AND THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BLOOD COMPACT DAY

Amends

n/a

Amended by

n/a

Tags

Statutes

Republic Acts

blood compact

public holiday

Tagbilaran City

Bohol Province

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

Datu Sikatuna

treaty

friendship

alliance

Spaniards

Filipinos

March 16

Barangay Bool

Republic of the PhilippinesCONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINESMetro Manila Eleventh CongressThird Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9093       April 08, 2001 AN ACT DECLARING MARCH 16 OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN AND THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BLOOD COMPACT DAY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section 1. Spanish Captain-General Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Boholano Chieftain, Datu Sikatuna entered into a blood compact, the first treaty of friendship and alliance between Spaniards and Filipinos on March 16, 1565 in Barangay Bool, City of Tagbilaran. Section 2. To perpetuate the historic event, March 16 of every year is hereby declared as a working special public holiday for the City of Tagbilaran and the Province of Bohol to be known as the Blood Compact Day. Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved,...
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AN ACT DECLARING MARCH 16 OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN AND THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BLOOD COMPACT DAY