Manila, Feb. 28 -- Bangsamoro Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulrauf Guialani will lead the official moonsighting on Friday to determine the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

Guialani, the sole authority to declare the sighting of the crescent moon, will announce the results at around 7:30 p.m.

Other Islamic preachers will join the moonsighting in key areas across the country, including Marawi City, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga, Davao, General Santos City, Metro Manila, Cebu, Baguio, and Palawan.

The moonsighting is governed by the Bangsamoro Darul Ifta, the Islamic council overseeing religious events in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

"Prepare your hearts and minds for Ramadan," Guialani advised Muslims in the region and...