THE Senate on Monday passed on third and final reading a bill that would declare January 23 as special “working” national holiday to commemorate the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic.

The senators unanimously approved Senate Bill 1525 or “The First Philippine Republic Day” sponsored by Sen. Francis Escudero, chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture.

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