QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 9177)
RA 9177 declared (1) the first day of Shawwal (Eidul Fitr) as a national holiday and (2) the tenth day of Zhul Hijja (Eidul Adha) as a regional holiday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Eidul Adha is celebrated as a regional holiday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
The approximate date may be determined according to the Islamic (Hijra) or lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient.
RA 9177 amended Section 26, Chapter 7 of Executive Order No. 292 (Revised Administrative Code of 1987).
It reiterates/sets that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regional holiday in ARMM, and updates the listing of regular holidays and nationwide special days accordingly.
RA 9177 declares Eidul Fitr as a national holiday on the first day of Shawwal, which is inherently movable based on the Islamic lunar calendar (and the law recognizes date determination by Islamic calendar or astronomical calculations).
The Office of Muslim Affairs (OMA) supervises implementation and promulgates the necessary rules and regulations under the Act.
The Grand Mufti may submit suggestions for the rules and regulations for consideration by the Office of Muslim Affairs (OMA).
All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations, and any part thereof, inconsistent with RA 9177 are repealed or modified accordingly.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
It changes/clarifies the official list of regular holidays and nationwide special days, adding/remapping Islamic holidays by declaring Eidul Fitr nationally and Eidul Adha regionally in ARMM.
The law provides context for the religious basis and calendar references of Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha, and helps identify the correct Islamic lunar days tied to Shawwal and Zhul Hijja.
The law allows using the Islamic Hijra/lunar calendar or Islamic astronomical calculations—whichever is possible or convenient.
Because Eidul Adha is only a regional holiday in ARMM under RA 9177, holiday entitlement and effects (e.g., whether work is treated as on a regional holiday) would depend on whether the employees are within ARMM coverage rather than the entire country.
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