AN ACT DECLARING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY OF EVERY YEAR AS “WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY” WEEK” IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND MANDATING ITS OBSERVANCE BY THE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Republic of the PhilippinesCONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINESMetro Manila Fifteenth CongressThird Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand twelve. REPUBLIC ACT No. 10525 AN ACT DECLARING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY OF EVERY YEAR AS "WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY" WEEK" IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND MANDATING ITS OBSERVANCE BY THE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section 1. The first week of February of every year is declared as "World Interfaith Harmony Week" in the entire country. All government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned and -controlled corporations as well as local government units, are hereby mandated to carry out the observance of activities designed to advance the message of interfaith harmony and goodwill in accordance with religious traditions and practices. Section 2. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication m the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. Approved, (Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILEPresident of the Senate (Sgd.)...