House honors Tandang Sora with own holiday

THE House of Representatives on Thursday gave its final nod to a bill declaring January 6—the birthdate of heroine Melchora Aquino—a special non-working holiday in Quezon City.

“January 6 of every year is hereby declared a special non-working holiday in Quezon City to be known as the ‘Tandang Sora Day’ in commemoration of the birth anniversary of Melchora Aquino”, the bill read.

The measure, House Bill 8958, was authored by Quezon City 5th District Rep. Alfred Vargas