Declaring 31 July 2020 a Regular Holiday throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Proclamation No. 985, issued on July 29, 2020, declares July 31, 2020, as a regular holiday across the Philippines in observance of Eid'l Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, which is one of the major Islamic holidays. This declaration is in accordance with Republic Act No. 9849, which mandates the observance of Eid'l Adha as a national holiday. The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommended this date for the holiday, and the observance is subject to existing community quarantine and social distancing protocols. The proclamation was signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 985
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 29, 2020
PROCLAMATION NO. 985
DECLARING FRIDAY, 31 JULY 2020, 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 31 July 2020, Friday, 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 Friday, 31 July 2020, 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 29th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 116, No. 35, p. 5371 on August 31, 2020.
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Declaring 31 July 2020 a Regular Holiday throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Proclamation No. 985, Jul 29, 2020 (Philippines)
Declaring 31 July 2020 a Regular Holiday throughout the Country, in Observance of Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Proclamation No. 985 (Phil. 2020)
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