Proclamation No. 1625, s. 2008

MALACANAN PALACE MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 1625

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008 AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID’L FITR (FEAST OF RAMADHAN)

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

WHEREAS, &/d7 Fitris celebrated by the Muslim World for three (3) days after the end of the month of fasting;

WHEREAS, the main date for the celebration of Fid? Fit for the year 2008 has been determined by the Office on Muslim Affairs to fall on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar;

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? Fitr,

WHEREAS, in order to bring the religious and cultural significance of the £id7 Fitr to the fore of national consciousness, it is necessary to declare Wednesday, October 1, 2008 as a regular holiday throughout the country;

NOW THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in my by law, do hereby declare Wednesday, October 1, 2008 as a regular holiday throughout the country.

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 29th — day of Septarberin the year of Our Lord, Two

Thousand and Eight.

By the President:

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EDUARDO R, ERMETA Executive Secretary

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