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Monday, August 13, 2012

Malacanang: August 20, 2012 holiday declared for Eid'l Fitr celebration

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Good news for you guys, Eventually, Malacanang Declares August 20 as a Regular Holiday in the Philippines in observance of Eid’l Fitr or Feast/End of Ramadhan, under Proclamation No. 455, s. 2012 signed by His Excellency Noynoy Aquino.

Below is the full text of the declaration:


    MALACAÑAN PALACE
    MANILA

    BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

    PROCLAMATION NO. 455

    DECLARING MONDAY, 20 AUGUST 2012, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID’L FITR (FEAST OF RAMADHAN)

    WHEREAS, Republic Act No 9177 declared Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) as a regular holiday throughout the country;

    WHEREAS, Eid’l Fitr is celebrated by the Muslim World for three (3) days after the end of the month of fasting;

    WHEREAS, to promote cultural understanding and integration, the entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in the observance and celebration of Eid’l Fitr; and

    WHEREAS, in order to bring the religious and cultural significance of the Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness, it is necessary to declare Monday, 20 August 2012, as a regular holiday throughout the country.

    NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINOIII, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday. 20 August 2012, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan).

    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 13th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twelve.

    (Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

    By the President:
    (Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
    Executive Secretary

source: IamJammed Article

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