MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared Friday, June 6, 2025 as a regular holiday to give way for the observance of Eid’l Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice.
Proclamation No. 911 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin on May 21 stated that Eid’l Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam.
The proclamation also stated that the declaration of regular holiday on June 6 was made upon the recommendation of the National Commission on Filipinos based on the 1446 Hijrah Islamic Lunar Calendar.
Under Republic Act No. 9848, the 10th day of Zhul Hijja, the 12th month of the Islamic Calendar, is a national holiday for the observance of Eid’l Adha, with a movable date.
Eid al-Adha marks the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Ismail or Ismael) as an act of obedience to God, before God then intervened, to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead.
Muslim Filipinos comprise about six percent of the country's population.
— The Summit Express
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