COTABATO CITY — Inclement weather did not affect the Eid al-Fitr outdoor congregational prayers in many areas of Central Mindanao on Monday, March 31.
Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic Ramadan fast, is an important holiday in Islam.
Muslims in Central Mindanao and the five provinces of the Bangsamoro region gathered early Monday in open fields for prayers, guarded by soldiers, policemen and local officials, as part of the Eid al-Fitr celebrations.
Brig. Gen. Romeo Macapaz, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and Major Gen. Donald Gumiran, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division,…