November 7, 2011 was declared as Regular Holiday by Malacañang
Malacañang Palace declared and announced Monday November 7, 2011 as regular holiday in the Philippines. MALACAÑANG PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 276 DECLARING MONDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2011, 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 feasts of Islam; WHEREAS, the date of the festival based on the declaration made by Saudi Arabia ’s highest religious body is on 6 November 2011; WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended that the observance of Eidul Adha be on 7 November 2011 and the Eidul Adha prayer held on 6 November 2011; 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, 7 November 2011, as a regular holiday throughout the country, i