WHEREAS, the celebration of the Tawo-Tawo Festival of the City of Bayawan will be held on Friday, 17 February 2012; 

WHEREAS, the Tawo-Tawo Festival reflects the culture of the City of Bayawan being a rice granary of the southern part of the Province of Negros Oriental; 

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

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR., Executive Secretary, by authority of His Excellency, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, do hereby declare Friday, 17 February 2012, as a special (non-working) day in the City of Bayawan. 

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 19th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twelve.

                           

	By authority of the President:
	(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
	Executive Secretary