Declaring 20 September 2017 as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Municipality of Dingras, Province of Ilocos Norte
Proclamation No. 301, issued on September 4, 2017, declares September 20, 2017, as a special non-working day in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, to honor the birth anniversary of Josefa Llanes Escoda, a World War II heroine and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. The proclamation emphasizes the importance of allowing the local community to celebrate this significant occasion with appropriate ceremonies. The declaration was made by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, under the authority of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. It was published in the Official Gazette on September 11, 2017.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 301
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 4, 2017
PROCLAMATION NO. 301
DECLARING WEDNESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2017, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DINGRAS, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE
WHEREAS, Josefa Llanes Escoda, a World War II Heroine and the Founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines, was born on 20 September 1898 in Dingras, Ilocos Norte;
WHEREAS, the Municipality of Dingras, Ilocos Norte marks the birth anniversary of Josefa Llanes Escoda on Wednesday, 20 September 2017; and
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the Municipality of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA, Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, do hereby declare Wednesday, 20 September 2017, as a special (non-working) day in the Municipality of Dingras, Province of Ilocos Norte.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 4th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seventeen. SDHTEC
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 113, No. 37, p. 6745 on September 11, 2017.
Cite This Law
Declaring 20 September 2017 as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Municipality of Dingras, Province of Ilocos Norte, Proclamation No. 301, Sep 4, 2017 (Philippines)
Declaring 20 September 2017 as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Municipality of Dingras, Province of Ilocos Norte, Proclamation No. 301 (Phil. 2017)
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