VILLAR FILES BILL TO ESTABLISH MUSLIM PRAYER ROOMS IN PUBLIC OFFICES

By Liza Soriano

MANILA — Senator Mark Villar has filed a bill seeking to establish Muslim prayer rooms in public offices and establishments.

Villar proposed Senate Bill No. 2288, known as the Act Mandating the Establishment of Muslim Prayer Rooms in All Public Offices and Establishments.

The bill mandates that all public offices and establishments nationwide designate and set up at least one separate Muslim prayer room within their premises. These offices and establishments would also be responsible for maintaining these prayer rooms.

Villar expressed gratitude for the opportunity to present the bill before the Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs.

“It is my honor to be a catalyst of change for our Muslim brothers and sisters,” Villar said in a statement.

“The Islamic faith requires our Muslim brothers and sisters to pray five times a day. Senate Bill No. 2288 seeks to ensure they have designated prayer rooms where they can pray in a quiet, clean, and dry space,” the senator added.

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