Declaring Monday, 6 October 2014, As a Regular Holiday Throughout the Country, In Observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)

MALACAÑANG
Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION No. 875

DECLARING MONDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2014, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IN OBSERVANCE OF EIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE)

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday;

WHEREAS, Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest feast of Islam;

WHEREAS, the date of the festival is based on the declaration made by Saudi Arabia's highest religious body;

WHEREAS, The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended that the observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 6 October 2014, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of September, in the year...

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Summary of Proclamation No. 875

Declaration of Regular Holiday
- Monday, 6 October 2014, is declared a regular holiday throughout the country.
- The holiday is in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

Legal Basis
- Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday. (Section 1)
- Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam. (Section 2)
- The date of the festival is based on the declaration made by Saudi Arabia's highest religious body. (Section 3)
- The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended the observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). (Section 4)