#WalangPasok: Palace declares Aug. 12 a regular holiday for Eid al-A dha

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/08/08/muslim.jpg"/><figcaption>People pray on the road leading to the Golden Mosque in Quiapo in celebration of Eid&#x27;l Adha, August 12, 2016. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> - President Rodrigo Duterte has declared August 12 as a regular holiday in observance of Eid al-Adha or the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, according to a document released Thursday. </p><p>Eid al-Adha is &quot;one of the two greatest feasts of Islam&quot; and Republic Act 9849 provides that it shall be observed as a regular holiday, Duterte said in his Proclamation 789. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Proclamation No. 789 declaring Eid’l Adha a regular holiday <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/zcdnLQnhyh">pic.twitter.com/zcdnLQnhyh</a></p>— Arianne Merez (@arianne_merez) <a href="https://twitter.com/arianne_merez/status/1159306660310949888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Supreme Court also suspended work in all courts nationwide on Monday in light of the holiday.</p><p>Eid al-Adha commemorates the sacrifice made by Abraham in obedience to Allah’s command. </p><p>This major festival is celebrated by a pilgrimage in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, sacrificing an animal, having a feast with family and relatives, and performing an act of charity to the needy. </p><p>Eid‘l Fitr last June 5, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, was also declared as a regular holiday.</p><p>Muslims make up around 6 percent of the Philippines, according to official data.</p><div><strong>- With a report from Pia Gutierrez and Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News </strong></div>

<p>Malacañang is inclined to declare August 12, Monday as a holiday in observance of Eid al-Adha or Islam's Feast of Sacrifice, said President Rodrigo Duterte's former longtime aide, Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go. <br /> </p>

Malacañang is inclined to declare August 12, Monday as a holiday in observance of Eid al-Adha or Islam's Feast of Sacrifice, said President Rodrigo Duterte's former longtime aide, Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go.

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#WalangPasok: Palace declares Aug. 12 a regular holiday for Eid al-A dha

#WalangPasok: Palace declares Aug. 12 a regular holiday for Eid al-A dha

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