[ PROCLAMATION NO. 1356, May 01, 2022 ]
DECLARING TUESDAY, 03 MAY 2022, A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID'L FITR (FEAST OF RAMADHAN)
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9177 declared the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, as a regular throughout the country for the observance of Eidul Fitr (Eid l Fitr);
WHEREAS, the entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid l Fitr, subject to the public health measures of the national government;
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has recommended to declare Tuesday, 03 May 2022, a national holiday in observance of Eid l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan); 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 Tuesday, 03 May 2022, a regular holiday throughout the country;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines, by the virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Tuesday, 03 May 2022, a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan).
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 May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty Two.
(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
By the President
(SGD.) SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA
Executive Secretary