Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 201)
Proclamation No. 201 declares Friday, 21 April 2023, as a regular holiday throughout the Philippines in observance of Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan).
Eid'l Fitr was declared a regular holiday under Republic Act No. 9177, which amended Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order No. 292.
The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommended the declaration of Friday, 21 April 2023, as a national holiday in observance of Eid'l Fitr.
The President is vested with the power by law to declare regular holidays, as reflected in Proclamation No. 201 under the authority granted by existing laws governing holidays and executive power.
The purpose is to highlight the religious and cultural significance of Eid'l Fitr and to allow the Filipino nation to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony during the celebration.
Friday, 21 April 2023, is declared as the regular holiday for Eid'l Fitr in 2023.
Proclamation No. 201, dated April 14, 2023.
Proclamation No. 201 was signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin.
The seal of the Republic of the Philippines is affixed to the proclamation.
Proclamation No. 201 implements the declaration stipulated in Republic Act No. 9177, which amended Executive Order No. 292 to include Eid’l Fitr as a regular holiday, thus operationalizing the holiday declaration for April 21, 2023.