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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 77, July 31, 2001 ]

DECLARING SEPTEMBER 20 OF EVERY YEAR AS “ESCODA DAY” THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

WHEREAS, Josefa Llanes Escoda was the Founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and considered as one of the countrys most outstanding Filipino women who championed the cause of civil and social services;

WHEREAS, September 20 marks her birth anniversary;

WHEREAS, to memorialize her heroic exploits and Girl Scouting ideals which she passed on as legacy to the young girls of the Philippines, it is but fitting and proper to set aside a day in her honor;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare September 20 of every year as “Escoda Day” throughout the country. Escoda Day shall, unless specifically proclaimed, remain as a working day.1aшphi1

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 31ST day of July, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and one.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary

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