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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1779794940748ferdinand-marcos.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">First inauguration of President Ferdinand Marcos held at the Quirino Grandstand, Manila, December 30, 1965. <em>Photo released by Presidential Library and Museum </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading on Tuesday a number of measures, including House Bill 9216 declaring September 11 a non-working holiday in the Ilocos Norte province to be known as “President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Day.&quot;</p><p>This is to commemorate the birth anniversary of the former president.</p><p>There were 218 members of the House who voted in the affirmative, four in the negative, and two abstentions during plenary session.</p><p>Kabataan party-list Representative Renee Co, Gabriela party-list Representative Sarah Elago, and ACT Teachers party-list Representative Antonio Tinio were among those who voted against the measure.</p><p>“This representation would like to manifest that they vote no, and we would like to submit a written explanation of our vote,” Co said.</p><p>Following suit, Elago said, “This representation of Gabriela Women’s Party would like to signify our intent to submit an explanation of the vote no.”</p><p>Tinio later asked for clarification on his vote, which was confirmed to have been recorded as a no.</p><p>House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, the grandson of the former chief executive, is among three principal authors of the bill.</p><div> </div><div><strong>NATIONAL ELECTION DAY</strong></div><p>Also among bills that obtained House approval on third reading was House Bill 8392 declaring national election day as a regular non-working holiday.</p><p>233 members voted in the affirmative, none in the negative, and one lawmaker abstained.</p><p>The measure seeks to amend Section 26, Chapter 7, Book 1 of EO 292 or the Administrative Code of 1987 on regular holidays and nationwide special days.</p><p>Representative Marcos, one of the bill’s authors, said this would allow voters to focus on their right of suffrage.</p><p>“This proposed law would free them from work-related concerns and allow them to focus on exercising their right to vote wisely,” Rep. Marcos said.</p><p>Based on Committee Report 144 on the bill dated March 10, the measure’s passage would mean National Election Day would be included under Regular Holidays with “DAY DESIGNATED BY LAW FOR THE HOLDING OF A NATIONAL ELECTION” listed under the column where holidays’ dates are stated.</p><p>It can be recalled that the Malacañang only declared the day of the <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/6/marcos-to-declare-may-12-2025-as-holiday-for-elections-1149">May 2025 elections a special non-working holiday.</a></p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/4/22/extreme-weather-a-growing-threat-to-elections-democracy-report-0819">Extreme weather a growing threat to elections, democracy: report</a></div><div> </div><div><strong>PNP PERSONNEL COMPULSORY RETIREMENT AGE</strong></div><p>Voting 233-0-1, the lower chamber also approved on third and final reading House Bill 8702 on increasing the compulsory retirement age for uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from 56 to 57 years old.</p><p>The bill means to amend Section 39 of RA 6975 or the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990.</p><p>Listed among objectives of the bill on Committee Report 233 is “to enable the Philippine National Police (PNP) organization to maximize the expertise, leadership and institutional knowledge of its senior officers while providing additional time for knowledge transfer to younger personnel.”</p><p>Based on this document, the bill also seeks to ease “growing fiscal pressures” on the government’s pension system for a year by deferring pension payouts.</p>

<p>The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading on Tuesday a number of measures, including House Bill 9216 declaring September 11 a non-working holiday in the Ilocos Norte province to be known as “President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Day."</p>

The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading on Tuesday a number of measures, including House Bill 9216 declaring September 11 a non-working holiday in the Ilocos Norte province to be known as “President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Day."

House approves bill for ‘President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Day’ in Ilocos Norte province

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House approves bill for ‘President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Day’ in Ilocos Norte province

Agatha Gregorio,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 26, 2026 07:46 PM PHT

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