FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES \ 
Second Regular Session 
Introduced by Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Eidul Adha, also known as the "Festival of Sacrifice" is a religious festival 
celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of lbrahim to 
sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to Allah. It annually falls on the tenth 
day of the month of Zhul Hijja - the last month of the Lunar Islamic Calendar. The actual 
purpose of the sacrifice is to create piety, devotion, obedience and submission to Ailah 
as stated~in Qur'an. This sacrifice is offered'as part of Hajor pilgrimage. The hajj is the 
largest annual pilgrimage in the world and is the fifth pillar of Islam; an obligation that 
must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can 
afford to do so. 
This bill seeks to declare as a national holiday Eidul Adha. Through the 
enactment of Republic Act No. 9177, Eidul Fitr, another important Islamic celebration 
was declared a national holiday. Eidul Fitr is the first day of ShawWal, the tenth month of 
the Islamic Calendar marking the end of the thirty (30) day-fasting period of Ramadan. 
This two Islamic celebration share the same universal appeal and importance to the 
more than ten (IO) million Muslim Filipinos. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 


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Introduced by Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBlRl 
AN ACT 
DECLARING THE TENTH DAY OF ZKUL HIJJA, THE TWELFTH MONTH 
OF THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR, A NATIONAL HOLIDAY FOR THE OBSERVANCE 
OF ElDUL ADHA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 25, CHAPTER 7 OF 
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE 
CODE OF 1987. AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be if enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. The tenth day of Zhul Hijja, the twelfth month of the Islamic 
calendar, is hereby declared a national holiday. Eidul Adha is the tenth day in the month 
of Hajj or Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca wherein Muslims pay homage to Ibrahim's 
supreme act of sacrifice and signifies mankind's obedience to God. 
SECTION 2. Section 26, Chapter 7 of Executive Order no. 292, others known as 
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the Revised Adminisfrative Code of 1987, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 26. Regular Holidays and Nationwide Special Days - (1) Unless 
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otherwise modified by law, order, or proclamation, the following regular holidays 
and special days shall be observed in the country: 
A. Regular Holidays 
New Year's Day January 1 
Maundy Thursday - Movable Date 
Good Friday - Movable Date 
Eidul Fitri - Movable Date 
ElDUL ADHA MOVA5LE DATE 
Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 
Labor Day - May 1 
Independence Day - June 12 
National Heroes Day - Last Sunday of August 
Bonifacio Day - November 30 


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Christmas Day - December 25 
Rizal Day - December 30 
6. Nationwide Special Holidays 
All saints Day - November 1 
Last Day of the Year - December 31 
SECTION 3. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations and any part thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act 
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
publication in at least 
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two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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