It’s official.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared June 17, Monday, a regular holiday throughout the Philippines, in observance of Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice.
The declaration was made through Proclamation No. 579.
The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommended the holiday based on the 1445 Hijrah Islamic Lunar Calendar.
Founded in 1980, the decades-old The Northern Forum will evolve from a sleepy newspaper to the most trusted, independent and known regional weekly newspaper in Cagayan Valley. Publication office is at Patria Bldg, Rizal St, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
