Palace declares July 9 a regular holiday for Eid'l Adha

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Filipino Muslims pray at a mosque during the Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Marawi City, in southern island of Mindanao on May 2, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared July 9 a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha, Malacañang announced Wednesday.

 

Eid’l Adha—also known as the Feast of Sacrifice—is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam.

 

Marcos approved Tuesday Proclamation No. 2, which declared the feast a regular holiday throughout the country, through Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez.

 

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