WHEREAS, Tuesday, 7 March 2017, marks the celebration of the Charter Anniversary of the Island Garden City of Samal;

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

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MENARDO I. GUEVARRA, Acting Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE. do hereby declare Tuesday, 7 March 2017, as a special (non-working) day in the Island Garden City of Samal.

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 February , in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seventeen.