Eid'l Adha proclaimed as a National Holiday for 2010

The Office on Muslima Affairs (OMA) has recommended to the Office of the President that Eid'l Adha be celebrated on November 16, 2010.

The President has acknowledged this through the release of Proclamation No. 60 - declaring Eid'l Adha as a national holiday for the year 2010. As a national holiday, the date will be treated as a regular holiday across the country.  DOLE mandates the following treatment for regular holidays:

1. If it is an employee's regular workday
   
   
   
   • If unworked - 100%
   
   
   • If worked
     
     
     
     • 1st 8 hours - 200%
     
     
     • excess of 8 hours - plus 30% of hourly rate on said day
     
     
     
     
   
   
   
   


2. If it is an employee's rest day
   
   
   
   • If unworked - 100%
   
   
   • If worked
     
     
     
     • 1st 8 hours - plus 30% of 200%
     
     
     • excess of 8 hours - plus 30% of hourly rate on said day
     
     
     
     
   
   
   
   

proclamation: http://www.gov.ph/2010/11/09/proclamation-no-60-2/

Eid'l Adha holiday effective only for ARMM

Malacanang has revised its previous declaration and has released a new proclamation regarding the Eid'l Adha holidays.

The new proclamation confirms that Eid'l Adha is to be celebrated on November 27 and 28. However, these holidays will now be considered as regional holidays and will be restricted to ARMM for implementation.

Attached is a scan of the fax copy of the new Proclamation No. 1808-A (Proc1808-A0001)

Edit:

DOLE has now updated its website and has announced Proclamation No. 1808-A.

Eid'l Fitr Suggested on September 21

source: Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2009

The Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA) under Executive Director Datu Ali B. Sangki has recommended to President Arroyo the declaration of Monday, September 21, 2009, as Eid'l Fitr (Festival of Breaking Fast) national holiday to mark the end of Ramadan.

Eid'l Fitr is celebrated for three days in Arab and Muslim countries after the observance of the arduous fasting month of Ramadan, the ninth in Islam's Hijrah calendar.

"This Office hereby recommends that September 21, 2009, shall be the common date for the celebration of Eid'l Fitr/Hariraya Puasa which shall be proclaimed by Her Excellency as non-working day throughout the country as provided under Republic Act No. 9177 dated November 13, 2009," said Sangki in a memorandum for the President on August 26.

The OMA official noted that Hijrah months are lunar-based, thus, its months can either be 29 or 30 days.

Director Laman Piang, who heads OMA's Bureau of Muslim Cultural Affairs (OMA-BMCA), said in an interview with Mike Enriquez of radio DZBB that Sangki made clear the OMA recommendation to the President is the Eid'l Fitr national holiday, not necessarily the day for the Eid'l Fitr prayers, which depends on the sighting of the new crescent moon. "OMA wants it clear to avoid confusion," said Piang.

Early morning Eid'l Fitr prayers mark the end of the month of fasting.

In a related development, the President on April 12 declared November 27 and 28 as national holidays to mark Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), at the end of hajj or pilgrimage.

Eid'l Adha declared as National Holidays

I have just received a copy of the presidential declaration making November 27 and 28, the days for the muslim festival Eid'l Adha, national holidays.

Although there is no direct wording saying that these days are to be non-working holidays, the decree compares it as a holiday similar to Christmas, Easter and All Saint's Day Catholic holidays. It may be safe to assume that these will be non-working holidays, just like Eid'l Fit'r.

Together with Bonifacio Day on november 30, that gives the entire country 4 days off. Luckily, this announcement was released early, and there is enough time for people to prepare their schedules to make use of the extra long vacation.

file: Proclamation No. 1808