Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's message to the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) on the occasion of Eid al Fitr notes that Ramadhan instils in the heart understanding, peace, sympathy, and love for fellow human beings, and ends with the hope that all members of the Muslim Filipino communities "to unite with other Filipinos to achieve lasting peace, political stability, economic growth and development".
President Duterte proclaimed July 6 a public holiday nationwide so that the religious and cultural significance of Eid al Fitr is emphasised and to give entire Filipino nation the opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance of and celebration of the occasion.