QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 933)
The text describes Proclamation No. 933, whose purpose is to declare Friday, November 4, 2005 as a regular holiday throughout the Philippines in observance of Eid al-Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan).
Republic Act No. 9177.
The month of Ramadhan may culminate on November 2 or 3, 2005, depending on the sighting of the moon on November 1, 2005. This affects when Eid al-Fitr begins.
Three (3) days after the end of the month of fasting.
Friday, November 4, 2005.
RA 9177 declared Eid al-Fitr as a regular holiday; the proclamation then identifies and specifies the particular date for 2005.
Eduardo R. Ermita, by authority of the President (Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo), as indicated in the signature block.
To promote cultural understanding and integration, allow Filipinos to join Muslim brothers and sisters in celebrating, and highlight the religious and cultural significance of Eid al-Fitr in national consciousness.
The regular holiday applies nationwide across all regions and localities, not limited to a specific province, city, or municipality.
October 14, 2005.
Because Islamic calendar observance depends on the sighting of the moon, which determines when Ramadhan ends and therefore when Eid al-Fitr falls.
While RA 9177 establishes Eid al-Fitr as a regular holiday, the government issues a proclamation to determine and communicate the specific date to be observed for that year.
It functions as a nationwide regular holiday on that Friday, generally affecting work schedules and holiday pay/observance requirements under Philippine labor and civil service rules (subject to applicable laws and regulations).
It indicates that the proclamation was signed by the Executive Secretary acting under delegated authority from the President.
It states it was done in the City of Manila on the 14th day of October, 2005.