Manila, Feb. 18 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called on Muslim Filipinos to let the Holy Month of Ramadan deepen their faith and strengthen solidarity within their communities, as he joined them in marking the start of the sacred observance.

"I join our Muslim brothers and sisters around the world as you enter the Holy Month of Ramadan," Marcos said in his message made public by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF).

Ramadan, observed through fasting from dawn to sunset, prayer, reflection, and acts of charity, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

In the Philippines, it is solemnly observed across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and in Muslim communities nationwide.

The NCMF...