CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — Ramadhan in the Philippines will start Tuesday, March 12, after the crescent moon marking the beginning of the month-long fasting was not sighted Sunday night, Islamic scholars announced.

Bangsamoro Mufti Abdulrauf Guliani,  executive director of the Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta, said the moon sighting committee at the Timako Hills, Kalanganan II in Cotabato City did not see the crescent moon.

Guliani said this was confirmed by other moonsighting committees in Parang, Linek and Kusiong, all in Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte, Iligan City, Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, and Basilan.

“Therefore, fasting for the Holy Month of Ramadhan will begin on Tuesday,” Guliani said.

The Ramadhan is the holiest month for Muslims across the world, where they are required to fast from sunrise to sunset, among others. (Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews)