The Philippines has released proclamation number 1128, in which President Benigno Aquino III has declared Friday 25 September a national holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha.
The proclamation notes that the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommends that the observance of Eid’l Adha in the Philippines to be on 25 September 2015 based on the Islamic Calendar and the declaration made by Saudi Arabia’s highest religious authority, amending its earlier recommendation to observe the occasion on 24 September 2015.
Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eid’l Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday.