Declaring 20 September 2018 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Municipality of Dingras, Province of Ilocos Norte
Proclamation No. 579, issued on September 10, 2018, declares September 20, 2018, as a special (non-working) day in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Josefa Llanes Escoda, a notable World War II heroine and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. This proclamation allows the residents of Dingras to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies. The declaration is made by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea on behalf of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. It was published in the Official Gazette on September 24, 2018.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 579
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 10, 2018
PROCLAMATION NO. 579
DECLARING THURSDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2018, 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, on 20 September 2018, a Thursday, the Municipality of Dingras, Province of Ilocos Norte, will mark the birth anniversary of Josefa Llanes Escoda; and
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the Municipality of Dingras 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 Thursday, 20 September 2018, 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 10th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eighteen. cDHAES
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 114, No. 39, p. 6729 on September 24, 2018.
Cite This Law
Declaring 20 September 2018 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Municipality of Dingras, Province of Ilocos Norte, Proclamation No. 579, Sep 10, 2018 (Philippines)
Declaring 20 September 2018 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Municipality of Dingras, Province of Ilocos Norte, Proclamation No. 579 (Phil. 2018)
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