Proclamation No. 1204, s. 2016

MALACANAN PALACE MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION No, 1204

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, 3 FEBRUARY 2016, AS A SPECIAL (NON- WORKING) DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF BULACAN

WHEREAS, on Wednesday, 3 February 2016, the Province of Bulacan marks the birth anniversary of Blas F. Ople;

WHEREAS, Blas F. Ople, who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Senate President and Secretary of Labor, devoted decades of his life to selfless and dedicated service to our country and our people;

WHEREAS, Blas F. Ople, a son of Bulacan, is a model citizen and public officer to the Filipino people, especially to the “Bulakenyos”.

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

NOW, THEREFORE, 1, PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Executive Secretary, by authority of His Excellency, BENIGNO S. AQUINO ill, do hereby declare Wednesday, 3 February 2016, as a special (non-working) day in the Province of Bulacan.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. . . ; _ 28th January | Done in the City of Manila, this day of , in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Sixteen.