Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 729)
Proclamation No. 729, dated May 28, 2019, declares Wednesday, June 5, 2019, a regular holiday throughout the Philippines in observance of Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan).
Republic Act No. 9177 declared Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) as a regular holiday throughout the Philippines.
Eid'l Fitr is the Feast of Ramadhan celebrated by the Muslim world for three days after the end of the fasting month.
The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommended declaring June 5, 2019 as a national holiday in observance of Eid'l Fitr.
The declaration aims to allow the entire Filipino nation to join Muslim Filipinos in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid'l Fitr, bringing its religious and cultural significance to national consciousness.
The President of the Philippines, by virtue of powers vested by law, has the authority to declare regular holidays by proclamation.
Eid'l Fitr was observed as a regular holiday on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.
Proclamation No. 729 designates June 5, 2019 as a regular holiday, which entitles workers to holiday pay and observance of the holiday under Philippine labor laws.
Yes, it declares the holiday nationwide throughout the Philippines.
The proclamation was signed by Rodrigo Roa Duterte, President of the Philippines, and Salvador C. Medialdea, Executive Secretary.