Declaring 12 August 2019 a Regular Holiday throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Proclamation No. 789, issued on August 8, 2019, declares Monday, August 12, 2019, as a regular holiday throughout the Philippines in observance of Eid'l Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice. This proclamation aligns with Republic Act No. 9849, which designates Eid'l Adha as a national holiday. The declaration was made following a recommendation from the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos. The proclamation was signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and published in the Official Gazette on September 16, 2019.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 789
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 8, 2019
PROCLAMATION NO. 789
DECLARING MONDAY, 12 AUGUST 2019, 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 observed as a regular holiday; and
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has recommended that 12 August 2019, Monday, be declared a national holiday, in 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 Monday, 12 August 2019, a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eid'l Adha.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. SDAaTC
DONE in the City of Manila, this 8th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nineteen.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 115, No. 37, p. 10241 on September 16, 2019.
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Declaring 12 August 2019 a Regular Holiday throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Proclamation No. 789, Aug 8, 2019 (Philippines)
Declaring 12 August 2019 a Regular Holiday throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Proclamation No. 789 (Phil. 2019)
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