WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9177 declared Eid ™l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) as a regular holiday throughout the country;

WHEREAS,  Eid ™l Fitr  is celebrated by the Muslim World for three (3) days after the end of the month of fasting;

WHEREAS,  to promote cultural understanding and integration, the entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in the observance and celebration of Eid ™l Fitr; and

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, 9 August 2013, as a regular holiday throughout the country.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III,  President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Friday, 9 August 2013, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid ™l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan). The Eid ™l Fitr Prayer shall be performed depending on the result of the moon-sighting activity on 7 August 2013.

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 August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Thirteen.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary