Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 276)
The purpose of Proclamation No. 276 is to declare Monday, 7 November 2011, as a regular holiday throughout the Philippines in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).
Eidul Adha is recognized as a regular holiday under Republic Act No. 9849.
The President of the Philippines has the authority to declare a regular holiday by virtue of the powers vested in him by law.
Although the highest religious body of Saudi Arabia declared the festival to be on 6 November 2011, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended the observance on 7 November 2011 with the Eidul Adha prayer held on 6 November 2011.
Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice.
The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended the observance date.
Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. signed Proclamation No. 276 as the Executive Secretary.
Declaring a day as a regular holiday means that the day is officially recognized nationwide as a non-working day, and employees are generally entitled to holiday pay under Philippine labor laws.
The proclamation acknowledges the religious significance of Eidul Adha as one of the two greatest Islamic feasts and aligns the observance with the recommendations of the country's Muslim community through the NCMF.
Proclamation No. 276 was signed on 20 October 2011 in the City of Manila.