Assalamulaikum.

We join our Muslim brothers and sisters in celebrating Eid Al Adha or the Feast of the Holy Sacrifice.

We acknowledge and celebrate the important contributions of our Filipino Muslim siblings to nation-building and further development of our country. May this sacred occasion continue to inspire us to move with kindness and compassion.

We join them in offering prayers for the whole nation so that we live in peace and further strengthen our unity and solidarity. We also join them in praying for a strong government as we pursue meaningful and inclusive change and development. In sha'Allah.

Eid Mubarak.

Sara Z. Duterte
Vice President of the Philippines
Secretary of the Department of Education
July 9, 2022