Declaring 15 June 2018 a Regular Holiday throughout the Country in Observance of Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan)

June 6, 2018

PROCLAMATION NO. 514

DECLARING FRIDAY, 15 JUNE 2018, A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID'L FITR (FEAST OF RAMADHAN)

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9177 declared Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) as a regular holiday throughout the country;

WHEREAS, Eid'l Fitr is celebrated by the Muslim world for three (3) days after the end of the month of fasting;

WHEREAS, the entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid'l Fitr;

WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has recommended to declare Friday, 15 June 2018, a national holiday in observance of Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan); and

WHEREAS, in order to bring the religious and cultural significance of the Eid'l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness, it is necessary to declare Friday, 15 June 2018, a regular holiday throughout the country.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Friday, 15 June 2018, a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan).

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 6th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eighteen. aScITE

 

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 114, No. 26, p. 4529 on June 25, 2018.