MALACAANG
Manila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
PROCLAMATION No. 826
DECLARING TUESDAY, 29 JULY 201, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN
OBSER!ANCE OF EID"L FITR #FEAST OF RAMADHAN$
%HEREAS, Republic Act No. 9177 declared Eidl Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) as a reular holida! throuhout the
countr!"
%HEREAS, Eidl Fitr is celebrated b! the Muslim #orld for three ($) da!s after the end of the month of fastin"
%HEREAS, to promote cultural understandin and interation% the entire Filipino nation should ha&e the full
opportunit! to 'oin their Muslim brothers and sisters in the obser&ance and celebration of Eidl Fitr" and
%HEREAS, in order to brin the reliious and cultural sinificance of the Eidl Fitr to the fore of national
consciousness% it is necessar! to declare (uesda!% )9 *ul! )+1,% as a reular holida! throuhout the countr!.
NO%, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. A&UINO III, -resident of the -hilippines% b! &irtue of the po.ers &ested in
me b! la.% do hereb! declare (uesda!% )9 *ul! )+1,% as a reular holida! throuhout the countr! in obser&ance of
Eidl Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan).
IN %ITNESS %HEREOF, / ha&e hereunto set m! hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the -hilippines to be
affi0ed.
1one in the 2it! of Manila% this 1+th da! of *ul!% in the !ear of 3ur 4ord% (.o (housand and Fourteen.
(5d.) BENIGNO S. A&UINO III
6! the -resident7
(5d.) PA&UITO N. OCHOA JR,
E0ecuti&e 5ecretar!
