Declaring December 23, 2008, as Special (Non-Working) Day in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental

Proclamation No. 1691Presidential Issuances

Proclamation No. 1691, issued on December 18, 2008, declares December 23, 2008, as a special (non-working) day in the City of Bayawan, Negros Oriental, in recognition of its 8th Charter Day anniversary. This proclamation allows the citizens of Bayawan to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies. The declaration was made by Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita, under the authority of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The proclamation aims to honor the significance of the day for the local community.

December 18, 2008

PROCLAMATION NO. 1691

DECLARING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2008, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF BAYAWAN, PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL

WHEREAS, Tuesday, December 23, 2008, marks the 8th Charter Day anniversary of the City of Bayawan; SCaIcA

WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Bayawan be given full opportunity to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDUARDO R. ERMITA, Executive Secretary, by authority of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Tuesday, December 23, 2008, as special (non-working) day in the City of Bayawan, Province of Negros Oriental.

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 18th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight. AaSCTD