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112 OG No. 33, 5159 (August 15, 2016)

[ PROCLAMATION NO. 37, August 09, 2016 ]

DECLARING THURSDAY, 18 AUGUST 2016, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF NAGA



WHEREAS, Jesse M. Robredo, who was appointed as the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and as a champion of good governance, was instrumental in the implementation of far-reaching reforms in local governance;

WHEREAS, Secretary Robredo served with utmost dedication as Mayor of Naga City from 1988 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2010;

WHEREAS, his outstanding performance as Mayor of Naga City earned him numerous awards such as the Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2000, the first Filipino Mayor to be conferred such distinction;

WHEREAS, Secretary Robredo, considered as one of the local heroes of Naga City, passed away in a tragic plane accident on 18 August 2012;

WHEREAS, his many virtues as a public servant have permanently earned him the gratitude of the City he led, and the Republic he served.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA, Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, do hereby declare Thursday, 18 August 2016, as a special (non-working) day in the City of Naga, in commemoration of the death anniversary of Jesse M. Robredo.

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 9th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Sixteen.

By authority of the President:

(SGD.) SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA
Executive Secretary
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