By GMA News Published May 27, 2026 5:25am + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Filipino Muslims gathered early at the Quirino Grandstand on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 to celebrate Eid'l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice.Muslims arrived before dawn to attend the prayers scheduled at 6:30 a.m., according to GMA News' Jhomer Apresto.Eid'l Adha is the culmination of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It is marked with festivity and sharing, the University of the Philippines (UP) Institute of Islamic Studies said.READ: EXPLAINER: What is Eid'l Adha?Malacañang earlier declared May 27, 2026 a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of the Eid'l Adha.Republic Act No. 9849 declares the 10th day of Zhul Hijja, the 12th month of the Islamic Calendar, a national holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha, with a movable date.“Eidul Adha is a tenth day in the month of Hajj or Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca wherein Muslims pay homage to Abraham’s supreme act of sacrifice and signifies mankind’s of obedience to God,” the law stated. —LDF, GMA News