Monday, March 31, 2025, is a non-working holiday in some areas to celebrate Eid’l Fitr.

BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) has declared the day a regular non-working holiday.

Sultan Kudarat has declared March 31 a special non-working holiday, with classes at all levels in public and private schools also suspended for the day.

The University of Santo Tomas' General Santos City campus has suspended work and classes for the day.

Eid'l Fitr, or the Feast of Breaking the Fast, is the Muslim holiday that ends the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Muslim leaders determine the date of Eid'l Fitr during a traditional moon-sighting ceremony 29 days into Ramadan. The sighting of a new moon will mean that the next day is Eid. If the moon is not sighted, Muslims fast for another day to complete 30 days.

The announcement of the date for this year's Eid'l Fitr came after the crescent moon was sighted by several groups organized by the Bangsamoro Government, PAGASA, and others, and confirmed by authorities including the Bangsamoro Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulrauf Guialani.

Earlier, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has declared April 1, 2025 as a regular holiday to mark Eid'l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan.

In Proclamation No. 839 issued on Thursday, Marcos cited Republic Act No. 9177, amending Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order No. 292, which declared Eid’l Fitr a regular holiday throughout the country.
He also mentioned the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos to declare either March 31, 2025 or April 1, 2025 as a national holiday.

"In order to bring the religious and cultural significance of the Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness and to allow the entire Filipino nation to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid’l Fitr, it is necessary to declare April 1, 2025, Tuesday, a regular holiday throughout the country," Marcos said.

(Reports from GMA Integrated News)