AN ACT DECLARING THE LAST FULL WEEK OF AUGUST AS ARMED FORCES OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE WEEK

• Number: Republic Act No. 10664
• Sections: 3

Section 2 Armed Forces of the Filipino People Week.

SEC. 2. Armed Forces of the Filipino People Week. – To give due recognition to the important role and contributions of past and present Filipino military officers and personnel, the last full week of August is hereby declared the Armed Forces of the Filipino People Week.

Section 3 Lead Agency.

SEC. 3. Lead Agency. – The Department of National Defense (DND) shall urge all citizens to recognize an “Armed Forces of the Filipino People Week” and shall hold programs and activities in observance of the event.

Section 4 Implementing Rules and Regulations.

SEC. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The DND shall promulgate the appropriate rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act within sixty (60) days from its approval.

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

Approved,

(SGD.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON

President of the Senate

(SGD.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.

Speaker of the House

of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on September 10, 2014 and May 4, 2015, respectively.

(SGD.) OSCAR G. YABES

Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Secretary General

House of Representatives

Approved: JULY 06, 2015

(SGD) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

President of the Philippines