Declaring 21 August 2018 a Regular Holiday throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Proclamation No. 556, issued by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 15, 2018, declares August 21, 2018, as a regular holiday throughout the Philippines in observance of Eid'l Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. This declaration is in accordance with Republic Act No. 9849, which mandates the observance of Eid'l Adha as a national holiday. The recommendation for this holiday was made by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos. The proclamation emphasizes the significance of the holiday within the Islamic faith.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 556
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 15, 2018
PROCLAMATION NO. 556
DECLARING TUESDAY, 21 AUGUST 2018, 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 21 August 2018 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 Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 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 August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eighteen. CAIHTE
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 114, No. 35, p. 6189 on August 27, 2018.
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Declaring 21 August 2018 a Regular Holiday throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Proclamation No. 556, Aug 15, 2018 (Philippines)
Declaring 21 August 2018 a Regular Holiday throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Proclamation No. 556 (Phil. 2018)
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