Arroyo declares Eid’l Adha as a national holiday
President Arroyo has declared Nov. 27 and 28 as non-working holidays in celebration of Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).
Arroyo consulted with the business and labor sectors and the Saudi Arabian embassy before declaring Eid’l Adha as holiday.
Eid’l Adha is the second major Islamic festival formerly celebrated as a regional holiday in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
The first major Islamic festival, Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Breaking Fast), is celebrated two months earlier. Eid’l Fitr marks the end of Ramadan.
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April 17th, 2009 at 10:18 am
[...] Affairs) All Saints’ Day. November 1 – Sunday Special (non-working) day. November 2 – Monday Eid’l Adha / Feast of Breaking Fast. November 27-28. Friday & Saturday Bonifacio Day. November 30 – Monday Special (non-working) day. December 24 – Thursday Christmas [...]
June 26th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
isn’t nov. 27 a public holiday? what does that exactly mean? no work/business for private and government offices?
June 27th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
@kyria, No work on Nov 27 & 28. Hehe!
October 21st, 2009 at 11:43 am
Hi, need help directing me to an article / website where the Nov27-28 are officially determined to be either a ’special’ or ‘regular’ holiday. All the articles and gov’t postings i’ve seen so far only go so far as to declare it a ‘national’ or ‘public’ holiday. thanks.