Proclamation No. 981, s. 2006

~ -'. "",- L?CANANG .Manila PROCLAMATION NO. 981 DECLARING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2006, AS WORKING) DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF BULACAN SPECIAL (NON- WHEREAS, Friday, February 3, 2006, marks the 79th birth anniversary of the late Bias F. OpJe; WHEREAS, Bias F. Ople, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, former Senate President and Secretary of Labor, had devoted decades of his life to selfless, dedicated and sincere se:rvice to our country and our people; WHEREAS, the late Bias F. Ople, a son of Bulacan, has been a model to the Filipino people especially to the "8ulakenyos' WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the Province of Bulacan be given full opportunity to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies. NOW, THEREFORE, I,.EDUARDO R. ERMITA, ExecubveSecretary, by authority of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Friday, February 3, 2006, as special (non-working) day in the Province of Bulacan. 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 2nd day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Six. \ By of the President: -:1- EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary BYXecutive Secretary: C=~~~t!- Lt~::'~ Se n io ,pu~~~fu ~ ry