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Marcos declares Feb. 1 as National Day of Awareness on hijab, traditional attire

June 19, 2025, 1:06 PM

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act No. 12224, officially declaring February 1 of every year as the "National Day...

Muslim pilgrims ‘stone the devil’ as hajj concludes

June 6, 2025, 8:50 PM

MINA, Saudi Arabia—Pilgrims were set to perform the last major ritual of the hajj—the “stoning of the devil” —on Friday, as Muslims around the...

House vows to defend religious freedom as nation marks Eid’l Adha

June 6, 2025, 1:51 PM

Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday expressed the strong commitment of the House of Representatives to uphold religious freedoms and advance policies that protect diversity...

‘Let go of pride,’ PBBM tells nation in 2025 Eid’l Adha message

June 6, 2025, 9:01 AM

President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. talked about ‘giving up certainty’ and ‘letting go of pride’ in his message to the nation, marking the celebration...

Eid-al-Adha in Manila

June 6, 2025, 8:02 AM

Filipino Muslims from various areas in Metro Manila gather to pray and celebrate Eid-al-Adha or the Festival of the Sacrifice, an Islamic holiday, at...

Million-plus pilgrims begin hajj under blazing sun

June 4, 2025, 8:45 PM

MECCA—More than a million worshippers were set to join Islam’s most important rite under a beating sun as the hajj pilgrimage kicked off Wednesday,...

Saudi readies for ‘worst case scenario’ in sweltering hajj

June 4, 2025, 7:22 AM

Mina, Saudi Arabia—Near a sprawling tent city outside Mecca, Saudi hospital staff are preparing for a flood of heat-related cases as Muslim pilgrims begin hajj...

Hajj pilgrimage to begin on June 4—Saudi state media

May 28, 2025, 6:31 AM

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage to Mecca would begin on June 4 after astronomical observatories spotted the...

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