Declaring 01 September 2017 as a Regular Holiday throughout the Country in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Proclamation No. 297, issued on August 29, 2017, declares September 1, 2017, a regular holiday across the Philippines in observance of Eid'l Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. This follows Republic Act No. 9849, which designates Eid'l Adha as a regular holiday. The date was recommended by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos based on the final declaration from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The proclamation was signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 297
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 29, 2017
PROCLAMATION NO. 297
DECLARING FRIDAY, 01 SEPTEMBER 2017, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID'L ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE)
WHEREAS, Eid'l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam;
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eid'l Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the final declaration of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has recommended 01 September 2017 as the day corresponding to the observance of Eid'l Adha.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Friday, 01 September 2017, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).
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 29th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seventeen. AaCTcI
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 113, No. 37, p. 6741 on September 11, 2017.
Cite This Law
Declaring 01 September 2017 as a Regular Holiday throughout the Country in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Proclamation No. 297, Aug 29, 2017 (Philippines)
Declaring 01 September 2017 as a Regular Holiday throughout the Country in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Proclamation No. 297 (Phil. 2017)
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