November 16 - Regular Holiday (Eid’l-Adha)

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The Philippine President, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, declared November 16 as National holiday in celebration of the Eid’l-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

Eid'l-Adha was celebrated by Muslims worldwide as an important religious event that commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael for Allah.

The president cited in Proclamation number 60, Republic Act 9849 which provides that Eid’l Adha, one of the two greatest feasts of Islam, shall be celebrated as a national holiday.

MALACAÑANG
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
DECLARING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010 AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN CELEBRATION OF EID’L-ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE)

WHEREAS, RA 9849 provides that Eid’l Adha shall be celebrated as a national holiday;

WHEREAS, Eid’l Adha is one of the two greatest feast of Islam;

WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) has confirmed that the feast of Eid’l Adha falls on November 16, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Tuesday, November 16, 2010 as a national holiday in observance of Eid’l 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 9th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Ten.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
By the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.
Executive Secretary