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 2024, Friday, the Municipality of Dingras, 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 Municipality of Dingras 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 Friday, 20 September 2024, a special (non-working) day in the Municipality of Dingras, Province of Ilocos Norte.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 11^th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Four.