Non-Working Holidays: INC

The House committee on revision of laws chaired by Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas (6th District, Pangasinan) has approved House Bill Nos. 196, 2607, 4720 and 5122 seeking to declare July 27 of every year as a special national non-working holiday in commemoration of the founding anniversary of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) in the country.

The declaration is in recognition of the significant contribution of the INC and its members to nation-building, national identity, culture, values and development, according to the authors of the bills.

The bills are authored respectively, by Deputy Speaker and Marikina City 2nd District Rep. Romero ‘Miro’ Quimbo, Reps. Vilma Santos-Recto (6th District, Batangas), Winston ‘Winnie’ Castelo (2nd District, Quezon City and Agabas,

The committee is now preparing the substitute bill. The committee also acted on 26 other bills declaring special non-working holidays in various parts of the country to commemorate special events.