Declaring 20 July 2021 a Regular Holiday Throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Proclamation No. 1189, issued on July 15, 2021, declares July 20, 2021, as a regular holiday across the Philippines in observance of Eid'l Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, which is one of the two major Islamic feasts. This declaration is in accordance with Republic Act No. 9849 and follows a recommendation from the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos. The observance of Eid'l Adha will adhere to existing community quarantine and social distancing measures. The proclamation was signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 1189
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 15, 2021
PROCLAMATION NO. 1189
DECLARING TUESDAY, 20 JULY 2021, 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;
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has recommended that 20 July 2021, Tuesday, be declared a national holiday, in observance of Eid'l Adha; and
WHEREAS, the observance of Eid'l Adha shall be subject to existing community quarantine and social distancing measures;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 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.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 15th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-One.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 117, No. 30, p. 7626 on July 26, 2021.
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Declaring 20 July 2021 a Regular Holiday Throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Proclamation No. 1189, Jul 15, 2021 (Philippines)
Declaring 20 July 2021 a Regular Holiday Throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Proclamation No. 1189 (Phil. 2021)
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