MALACAÑANG Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION No. 875 DECLARING MONDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2014, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IN OBSERVANCE OF EIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE) WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday; WHEREAS, Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest feast of Islam; WHEREAS, the date of the festival is based on the declaration made by Saudi Arabia's highest religious body; WHEREAS, The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended that the observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 6 October 2014, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). 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 12th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Fourteen. (Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III By the President: (Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR, Executive Secretary
MALACAANGManilaBY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINESPROCLAMATION
No. 875DECLARING MONDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2014, AS A REGLAR HOLIDAY
THROGHOT THE CONTRY, IN OBSER!ANCE OF EIDL ADHA "FEAST OF
SACRIFICE#$HEREAS, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha
shall be celebrated as a regular holiday;$HEREAS, Eidul Adha is one
of the two greatest feast of Isla;$HEREAS, the date of the festival
is based on the declaration ade by !audi Arabia"s highest religious
body;$HEREAS, #he National $oission on Musli %ilipinos &N$M%'
recoended that the observance of Eidul Adha &%east of
!acrifice'.NO$, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. A%INO III, (resident of
the (hilippines) by virtue ofthe powers vested in e by law) do
hereby declare Monday) * +ctober ,-.4) as a regular holiday
throughout the country in observance of Eidul Adha &%east of
!acrifice'.IN $ITNESS $HEREOF, I have hereunto set y hand and
caused the seal of the Republic of the (hilippines to be
affi/ed.0one in the $ity of Manila) this .,th day of !epteber) in
the year of +ur 1ord) #wo #housand and %ourteen.&!gd.' BENIGNO
S. A%INO III2y the (resident3&!gd.' PA%ITO N. OCHOA
&R,4/ecutive !ecretary
