Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 19) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared May 25, Monday, a holiday in celebration of Eid’l Fitr, the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
“The entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid’l Fitr, subject to existing community quarantine and social distancing measures,” Duterte said in Proclamation No. 944.
The country celebrates the holiday under Republic Act 9177 of 2002, but the date is not fixed as the Muslim calendar is based on the different phases of the moon.
During Ramadan, Muslims fast every day, from dawn to dusk, to cleanse themselves of sins.
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