By Arjay L. Balinbin, Reporter
Malacañang issued Proclamation No. 556 on Wednesday, Aug. 15, declaring Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holiday on Aug. 21.
On the same day, the Ninoy Aquino Day, which is observed annually to commemorate the assassination of former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr., will also be celebrated.
“Proclamation No. 556, declaring Tuesday, 21 August 2018, a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice),” the Proclamation read.
It also noted that the Feast of Sacrifice “is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam.”
“The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has recommended that 21 August 2018 be declared a national holiday, in observance of Eid’l Adha,” it added.
President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea signed the document in Manila on Aug. 15.
