April 21 is a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Fitr – Palace
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared April 21 (Friday) a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan.
In a Facebook post on Friday, the Official Gazette of the Philippines said Marcos signed Proclamation No. 201 declaring April 21 as a regular holiday. The order was signed on April 14, 2023.
The month-long fasting of Ramadan, observed by Muslims worldwide from sunrise to sunset, concludes with the celebration of Eid’l Fitr.
𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐎. 𝟐𝟎𝟏, 𝐬. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑Signed on 14 April 2023𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝟐𝟏 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄…
Posted by Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines on Friday, April 14, 2023
Based on the proclamation, it was the National Commission of Muslim Filipinos that recommended the declaration of April 21 this year a regular holiday for the Feast of Ramadan.
“In order to bring the religious and cultural significance of the Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness, and to allow the entire Filipino nation to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of the Eid’l Fitr, it is necessary to declare Friday, 21 April 2023, as a regular holiday throughout the country,” states Proclamation No. 201.
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