[ PROCLAMATION NO. 201, April 14, 2023 ]
DECLARING FRIDAY, 21 APRIL 2023, A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID'L FITR (FEAST OF RAMADHAN)
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9177, amending Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order No. 292, declared Eidul Fitr (Eid'l Fitr) as a regular holiday throughout the country;
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has recommended the declaration of Friday, 21 April 2023, as 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, and to allow the entire Filipino nation to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid'l Fitr, it is necessary to declare Friday 21 April 2023, a regular holiday throughout the country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR., President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Friday, 21 April 2023, 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 14th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty Three.
(SGD.) FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR.
By the President
(SGD.) LUCAS P. BERSAMIN
Executive Secretary
Executive Secretary