Declaring the Fifth Day of October of Every Year as the National Teachers’ Day

February 26, 2016

DepEd MEMORANDUM No. 32 , s. 2016

DISSEMINATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10743
(An Act Declaring the Fifth Day of October of Every Year as the National Teachers’ Day)

To:

Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools Heads
All Others Concerned

1. For the information and guidance of all concerned, enclosed is a copy of Republic Act No. 10743 dated January 29, 2016 entitled An Act Declaring the Fifth Day of October of Every Year as the National Teachers’ Day.
2. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

Sgd.

BR. ARMIN A. LUISTRO FSC
Secretary

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Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand fifteen.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10743]

AN ACT DECLARING THE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL TEACHERS’ DAY

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

SECTION 1. National Teachers’ Day. – The fifth day of October of every year is hereby declared as the “National Teachers’ Day”.

To ensure a meaningful observance of this special working holiday, all heads of government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned and -controlled corporations especially those that are directly dealing with the teachers, including 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 offices or establishments in celebration of the “National Teachers’ Day”.

SEC. 2. Lead Agency. – Pursuant to the observance of the National Teachers’ Day, the annual program of activities shall be prepared and implemented with the Department of Education as the lead agency.

SEC. 3. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen 15 days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation, whichever comes earlier.

Approved,

(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.
Speaker of the House
of Representatives

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON
President of the Senate

Senate Bill No. 510, which was approved by the Senate on May 18, 2015, was adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to House Bill No. 4148 on November 25, 2015.

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES
Secretary of the Senate

Approved: JAN 29 2016

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines

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