House okays March 10 as JCI Philippines Day
THE House of Representative has approved a measure that declares March 10 of every year as a special working holiday in the entire country to be known as National Junior Chamber International (JCI) Philippines Day.
This is in recognition of their vital contributions to leadership development and community service in the country.
House Bill 75878 got an overwhelming 271 votes for its third and final reading.
The JCI Philippines is a national organization of JCI, a global non-profit organization created for enterprising individuals ages 18-40 with over 500,000 members in more than 100 countries.
“This proposed legislation aims to commemorate the annual anniversary of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Philippines and recognize its long history of providing leadership development opportunities, humanitarian work and youth engagement to uplift the conditions of Filipino people,” Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said.
“The declaration of March 10 of every year as the National JCI Philippines Day is consistent with the constitutional mandate under Section 23, Article II, of the 1987 Constitution, which provides that ‘The State shall encourage non-governmental, community-based, or sectoral organizations that promote the welfare of the nation’,” TIngog Rep. Jude Acidre, the JCI president said.
Once enacted into law, JCI Philippines may coordinate with the different national government agencies, local government units and private sectors for its program and activities to ensure that the significance of the National JCI Philippines Day is instilled in all Filipino youth and future leaders.
On March 10, 1948, the JCI, during its 3rd World Congress held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, granted the charter to JCI Philippines, then Philippines Jaycees, and admitted the first national organization in Asia to the growing global network of young leaders, says the bill’s explanatory note.
