Malacañang has declared June 28, 2023, Wednesday, a regular holiday across the country in observance of Eid’l Adha.
In Proclamation 258 signed last June 13, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam.
Republic Act 9849 declared the 10th day of Zhul Hijja, the 12th month of the Islamic Calendar, a national holiday for the observance of Eidul Adha, with a movable date.
“Following the 1444 Hijrah Islamic Lunar Calendar, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has recommended that June 28, 2023 be declared a national holiday, in observance of Eid’l Adha,” said the proclamation.
“Now, therefore, I Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., President of the Philippines, by virtue of powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Wednesday, 28 June 2023, a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eid’l Adha,” added the proclamation.