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COM M ITTEE REPORT NO.
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Subm itted by the C om m ittee on Education, Arts and C ulture on
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Senate Bill No. 108
R ecom m ending its approval w ithout am endm ent.
Sponsor: Senators Escudero and G ordon
MR. PRESIDENT:
The C om m ittee on Education, Arts and C ulture to w hich was referred Senate Bill
No. 108, introduced by Senator Richard J. G ordon, entitled:
"A N ACT DECLARING APRIL 27 OF EVERY YEAR AS A SPECIAL W O RK IN G
PUBLIC HOLIDAY TH R O U G H O U T THE COUNTRY TO COM M EM ORATE THE
VICTORY OF LAPU-LAPU AND HIS MEN OVER THE SPANIARDS LED BY
FERD INA N D M AGELLAN IN THE H ISTO RIC BATTLE OF M ACTAN O N APRIL
27,1521, TO BE K N O W N AS LAPU-LAPU DAY OR ADLAW NI LAPU-LAPU"
has considered the sam e and has the honor to report it back to the Senate w ith the
recom m endation th at it be ap p ro v ed w ithout am endm ents.
R espectfully subm itted:
SEN. FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO
Chairperson
Vice Chainjersons:
SEN. SONNY M . A NGARA
SEN.
SEN. JOLX VILLANUEVA
SEN. PAOLO BEN IO N O A Q U IN O IV
W IN G A tC H A L IA N
SEN. JOSEPH V IC TO R G. EJERCITO
Members:
SEN. M ARIA LOUROES NANCY S. BINAY
SEN. RICHARD
SEN.
SEN. LOREN B. LEGARDA
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SEN. EMMANUEL
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SEN. CYNTHIA A. VILLAR
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SEN. ANTCpNlO "SO N N Y " F. TRILLANES IV
SEN. FRANCIS "K IK O " PA N G ILIN A N
Ex-Officio Members:
SEN.
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Senate 'Minority Floor Leader
SEN. VICENTE C. SO TTO III
Senate Majority Floor Leader
SEN. RALPH G. RECTO
Senate President Pro-Tempore
H O N . A Q U ILIN O "K O K O " PIMENTEL III
Senate President
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
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Introduced by S e n a to r R ic h a rd "D ic k ” J . G o rd o n
AN A C T D E C LA R IN G A P R IL 27 OF EVERY YE AR AS A S P E C IA L W O RKING
PU B LIC H O LID A Y TH R O U G H O U T TH E CO UN TRY TO CO M M EM O RATE THE
VICTO R Y OF LA P U rLA P U A N D HIS MEN O VER THE SP AN IA R D S LED BY
FERDINAND M A G E LLA N IN TH E HISTORIC B A TTLE OF M AC TAN ON A P R IL
27,1521, TO BE KN O W N AS LA P U -LA P U DAY OR A D L A W Nl LA P U - LAPU
E X P LA N A TO R Y NOTE
N e 'e r shall invaders tram ple thy sacred shores!
Em bodying the line in the Philippine National Anthem, "sa manlulupig, 'di ka
p a sislil," Lapu-Lapu was the first successful defender o f the Philippine shores. He w as a
native Muslim o f M actan and the earliest known indigenous Visayan Muslim chieftain
and datu in the island of Mactan.
W hen the Spaniards first set foot on the Philippines, they had a goal to convert
the local people to Spanish traditions and custom s, prim ary o f w hich was conversion to
Christianity. Unlike Rajah Humabon of Cebu and other chiefs of the neighboring islands,
Lapu-Lapu refused to acknowledge the Spanish sovereignty over the islands and
convert to Christianity.
Thus, on April 27, 1521, Lapu-Lapu together with the men o f Mactan, fought
Ferdinand M agellan and successfully defeated him, rejecting the change he wanted to
bring with the Spanish flag. Today, Lapu-Lapu is regarded as the first national hero of
the Philippines w ho resisted and repulsed the Spanish invaders and pushed them back
to the seas, defending the land he calls home, now part o f the Philippine territory.
Lapu-Lapu had strong principles and was a peaceful leader until invaded,
possessing the qualities o f courage, bravery, strength, honor, and integrity, which
should be em ulated by every Filipino.
In keeping with the Filipino tradition of com m em orating momentous events in
national history, this bill proposes the declaration o f April 27 as a special working public
holiday to be known as Lapu-Lapu Day o r A d law n i Lapu-Lapu, as a fitting tribute to the
courage displayed by Lapu-Lapu and his men in the Battle of Mactan.
D IC K ” J. GORDON
Senator
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
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BILLS B
Introduced by S e n a to r R ich a rd “ D ic k ” J. G o rd o n
AN AC T D EC LAR IN G A P R IL 27 OF EVERY YE A R AS A S P E C IA L W ORKING
PU B LIC H O LID A Y TH R O UG HO UT THE CO UN TRY TO CO M M EM O RATE THE
VICTO R Y OF LA P U -LA P U AN D HIS MEN OVER THE S P AN IA R D S LED BY
FERDINAND M A G E LLA N IN THE HISTORIC B A T T LE OF M ACTAN ON A P R IL
27,1521, TO BE KNOW N AS LA P U -LA P U DAY OR A D L A W Nl LA P U - LAPU
Be it enacted b y the Senate and the House o f R epresentatives o f the Philippines in
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Lapu-Lapu Day. - The twenty-seventh (27th) day of April o f every
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year is hereby declared as a special working public holiday throughout the country to
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com m em orate the victory o f Lapu-Lapu and his men over the Spaniards in the historic
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battle o f Mactan on April 27, 1521, to be known as Lapu-Lapu Day or A dlaw n i Lapu-
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Lapu.
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Sec. 2. R epealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or
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other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
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repealed or m odified accordingly.
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Sec. 3. Effectivity. - This A ct shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following the
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com pletion o f its publication either in the O fficial Gazette or in a newspaper of general
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circulation in the Philippines.
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Approved,