Manila, September 21, 2015 – The Professional Regulation Commission announces the temporary suspension of services on September 25 (Friday) pursuant to R.A. No. 9849 known as “An Act Declaring the Tenth day of Zhul Hijja, The Twelfth Month of Islamic Calendar, A National Holiday for the Observance of Eiduladha” and Proclamation no. 1128, Series of 2015, declaring 25 September 2015 as a Regular Holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).
The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommends the observance of Eid’l Adha in the Philippines be on 25 September 2015 based on the Islamic Calendar and declaration made by Saudi Arabia’s highest religious authority, amending its previous recommendation to observe the occasion on 24 September 2015.
The Professional Regulation Commission will resume operations on September 28 (Monday).