MANILA, Philippines (Updated May 2 at 1:25 p.m.) — Eid’l Fitr will be observed as national holiday on Tuesday, May 3, Malacañang announced Sunday night.
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, in an advisory sent to the media, said that the declaration of the May 3 holiday will soon be made.
No memorandum was immediately made available as the Muslim community, schools, businesses and the workforce awaited the announcement.
The proclamation was released the next day, May 2.
The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos, in a letter to the Office of the President dated April 18, recommended that the Eid’l Fitr holiday be set for May 3. The office received it the next day, April 19, but no declaration was made in the days that followed.
The Muslim commission and the Bangsamoro Darul Ifta earlier agreed to recommend May 3 as the date of Eid'l Fitr to be announced as a national holiday, with the 30th day of Ramadan falling on May 2
Eid'l Fitr, a significant occasion in Islam, marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. — with reports from Alexis Romero