National Family Day

CEBU CITY – A Cebuano member of the House of Representatives has filed a bill seeking to declare Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, a special working holiday and a day for families all over the country. Rep. Rodrigo Abellanosa said he is pushing for the declaration of Feb. 14 of every year as the National Family Day and a special working holiday. “Through the bill, I wish to grab the limelight from the Feb. 14 tradition as a day for romantic love into a day for family love,” he said. Abellanosa said he submitted the bill to the House last Jan. 25 and it had already passed first reading. “The National Family Day celebration aims to institutionalize activities in schools, barangays, communities, local government units, across various sectors, in order to strengthen family bond as an effective means to combat the illegal drugs menace,” Abellanosa said in a statement. (PNA)