ANOTHER long weekend is ahead after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. declared April 21, 2023, Friday, as a regular holiday in observance of Eid al-Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan.
The Malacañang said Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Presidential Proclamation No. 201 on Friday, April 14, declaring April 21 as a regular holiday across the country “to allow the entire Filipino nation to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid’l Fitr” and to “bring religious and cultural significance of Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness.”
Eid’l Fitr, also known as Festival of Sweets, is the earlier of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam.
The religious holiday is celebrated by Muslims worldwide because it marks the end of the month-long, dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. (SunStar Philippines)