Special (Non-Working) Day in Dingras, Ilocos Norte on September 20, 2017 (Proclamation No. 301, S. 2017)

Proclamation No. 301 declaring Wednesday, 20 September 2017, as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Municipality of Dingras, Province of Ilocos Norte marks the birth anniversary of Josefa Llanes Escoda.

Josefa Llanes Escoda, a World War II Heroine and the Founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines, was born on 20 September 1898 in Dingras, Ilocos Norte.

Source: http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph