BREAK: Duterte declares June 5 holiday for Eid’l Fitr

President Rodrigo Duterte (ROLANDO MAILO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

 

TOKYO, Japan — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared June 5 as a non-working holiday for the observance of Eid’l Fitr or the culmination of the Fasting of Ramadan, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said Wednesday.

Malacañang has yet to release a copy of the proclamation.

The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommended June 5 to be declared as national holiday. (EditorCenon B. Bibe Jr.)

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