104 OG No. 3, 341 (January 21, 2008)
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9177 declared
Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) as a regular holiday throughout the country;
WHEREAS,
Eid'l Fitr , celebrated by the Muslim world for three (3) days after the end of the month of fasting;
WHEREAS, the implementation of RA 9177 shall be under the supervision of the Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA) which shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the provisions of said Act;
WHEREAS, for this year, the month of Ramadhan may culminate either on October 12 or 13, 2007 subject to the sighting of the new moon on October 11, 2007;
WHEREAS, according to OMA, the main date for the celebration of
Eid'l Fitr this year has been determined to fall on Friday, October 12, 2007;
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 Friday, October 12, 2007 as regular holiday throughout the country;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare
Friday, October 12, 2007 as a regular holiday throughout the country.
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 1st day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
By the President:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITAExecutive Secretary