WHEREAS, Saturday, December 23, 2006, marks the 6th Charter Day anniversary of the City of Bayawan;

WHEREAS, to enable the people of the City of Bayawan celebrate the occasion, the Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, requested that Friday, December 12, 2006 be declared as special (non-working) day instead of December 23, 2006, which falls on a Saturday;

WHEREAS, it is put 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 Friday, December 22, 2006, as special (non-working) day in the City of Bayawan, Province of Oriental Negros.

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 7 th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Six.

By the Executive Secretary:

(Sgd.) JOAQUIN C. LAGONERA
Senior Deputy Executive Secretary