House panel okays bill to declare Chinese New Year holiday
01/04/2011The House committee on revision of laws chaired by Pangasinan Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas has recently approved for floor deliberation a consolidated measure declaring Chinese New Year as a special non-working public holiday.
The bill, a consolidation of House Bills 1072, 611 and 2715, seeks to recognize the great contributions of the Chinese-Filipino in Philippine society and their rich cultural traditions..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110104nat4.html
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