PROCLAMATION NO. 729 DECLARING WEDNESDAY, 05 JUNE 2019, A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID'L FITR (FEAST OF RAMADHAN) May 28, 2019

WHEREAS,Republic Act No. 9177 declaredEid'l Fitr(Feast of Ramadhan) as a regular holiday throughout the country;

WHEREAS,Eid'l Fitris celebrated by the Muslim world for three (3) days after the end of the month of fasting;

WHEREAS,the entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration ofEid'l Fitr,

WHEREAS,the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has recommended to declare Wednesday, 05 June 2019, a national holiday in observance ofEid'l Fitr(Feast of Ramadhan); and

WHEREAS,in order to bring the religious and cultural significance of theEid'l Fitr tothe fore of national consciousness, it is necessary to declare Wednesday, 05 June 2019, a regular holiday throughout the country.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE,President « of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Wednesday, 05 June 2019, a regular holiday throughout the country in observance ofEid'l Fitr(Feast of Ramadhan).

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 28th day of May , in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nineteen.

(SGD.)RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

By the President:

(SGD.)SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEAExecutive Secretary