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Republic Act 6949

The document declares March 8 of every year as National Women's Day, a working special holiday. It requires all government agencies and private sector employers to encourage employees to participate in activities to celebrate the holiday. The Act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives on April 4, 1990 and was approved by the President on April 10, 1990.

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Republic Act 6949

The document declares March 8 of every year as National Women's Day, a working special holiday. It requires all government agencies and private sector employers to encourage employees to participate in activities to celebrate the holiday. The Act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives on April 4, 1990 and was approved by the President on April 10, 1990.

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Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines


Metro Manila

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, nineteen
hundred and eighty-nine.

[REPUBLIC ACT 6949]

AN ACT TO DECLARE MARCH EIGHT OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING


SPECIAL HOLIDAY TO BE KNOWN AS NATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in


Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The eighth day of March of every year is hereby declared as a


working special holiday to be known as National Women’s Day.

SEC. 2. To ensure meaningful observance of the holiday as herein declared, all


heads of government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned and
controlled corporations as well as 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 respective
offices or establishments to celebrate National Women’s Day.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect two (2) days following its publication in at least
two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.) RAMON V. MITRA (Sgd.) JOVITO R. SALONGA


Speaker of the House of President of the Senate
Representatives

_______________
Republic Act 6949
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1430 and House Bill No.
28379 was finally passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives on and
April 4, 1990.

(Sgd.) QUIRINO D. ABAD SANTOS, JR. (Sgd.) EDWIN P. ACOBA


Secretary of the House of Secretary of the Senate
Representatives

Approved: April 10, 1990

(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO


President of the Philippines

Republic Act No. 6949 2

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