Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 14) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared June 28, Wednesday, a regular national holiday this year in observance of Eid’l Adha.
This was stated under Proclamation No. 258 signed on June 13 and made public by Malacañang a day after.
Based on the document, Marcos made the declaration upon the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos, which follows the 1444 Hijrah Islamic Lunar Calendar.
Eid’l Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice,” is one of the two most important feasts celebrated by Muslims.
It marks the height of the yearly Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, and its timing depends on the sighting of
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