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Duterte declares May 13 a regular holiday for Eid’l Fitr

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Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/05/10/20210503-duterte-iatf-ho-2.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte talks to the people from the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on May 3, 2021. <em>King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> — President Rodrigo Duterte declared Thursday, May 13, a regular holiday in observance of the Eid‘l Fitr, the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, according to a document Malacañang released on Monday.</p><p>The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommended the national holiday, Duterte said in Proclamation No. 1142. <br/> <br/>&quot;The entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in observance and celebration of Eid&#x27;l Fitr, subject to community quarantine, social distancing, and other public health measures,&quot; the President said. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JUST IN: President Duterte declares Eid&#x27;l Fitr (Feast of Ramadan) on Thursday, May 13, a regular holiday. | via <a href="https://twitter.com/jmnpunzalan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jmnpunzalan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WalangPasok?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WalangPasok</a> <a href="https://t.co/qIR49OsO9T">pic.twitter.com/qIR49OsO9T</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1391696918690951168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Religious and mass gatherings remain subject to restrictions to arrest the spread of COVID-19. </p><p>Eid’l Fitr, which is celebrated for three days, marks the end of the holy month of fasting for Muslims. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/11/21/ramadan-to-begin-tuesday-april-13-official-says">Ramadan to begin Tuesday, April 13, official says</a></li></ul><p>Muslims make up around 6 percent of the Philippines&#x27; over 100 million population, where 8 in 10 are Catholics, according to government data.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/26/21/maypasok-duterte-makes-nov-2-dec-24-and-31-special-working-days">#MayPasok: Duterte makes Nov. 2, Dec. 24 and 31 &#x27;Special Working Days&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/02/21/nothing-etched-in-stone-palace-says-of-call-to-rethink-nov-2-dec-24-31-working-days">&#x27;Nothing etched in stone,&#x27; Palace says of call to rethink Nov. 2, Dec. 24, 31 &#x27;working days&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1682061" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte declared Wednesday, May 13, as a regular holiday in observance of the Eid‘l Fitr, the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, based on a document that Malacañang released on Monday.</p>

President Rodrigo Duterte declared Wednesday, May 13, as a regular holiday in observance of the Eid‘l Fitr, the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, based on a document that Malacañang released on Monday.

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Duterte declares May 13 a regular holiday for Eid’l Fitr

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published May 10, 2021 06:40 PM PHT

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Updated May 10, 2021 06:54 PM PHT

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