[ PROCLAMATION NO. 316, August 15, 2023 ]
DECLARING WEDNESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2023, A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE
WHEREAS, Josefa Llanes Escoda, founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines was born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte on 20 September 1898;
WHEREAS, on 20 September 2023, Wednesday, the Province of Ilocos Norte will commemorate the birth anniversary of Josefa Llanes Escoda;
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the Province of Ilocos Norte be given full opportunity to participate in the occasion and enjoy the celebration;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, , LUCAS P. BERSAMIN, Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, FERDINAND R,. MARCOS, JR., do hereby declare Wednesday, 20 September 2023, a special (non-working) day in the 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 15th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Three.
By authority of the President:
(SGD.) LUCAS P. BERSAMIN
Executive Secretary