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Presidential Decree No. 902

WHEREAS, the magnitude of the work and responsibility of the Department, as well as the wide scope of its operation, warrants the existence of a Legal Service in the Department Proper to provide legal service and support to all the bureaus, regions and field offices and under it;

1977
5 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1836

WHEREAS, implicit in the Constitution is the power of the President to issue orders of arrest or commitment orders during a state of martial law or when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended; and

1981
4 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1835

WHEREAS, the Communist Party of the Philippines, its military arm, the New People's Army and any successors of such organizations or similarly purposed organizations persist in pursuing their defined objective to bring down by violence the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and to forcibly seize political power in order that they may replace the existing political, social, economic and legal order with an entirely new one based on communism or to secede or remove from the allegiance t

1981
12 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1834

WHEREAS, there is an urgent necessity to impose capital punishment for rebellion or insurrection, sedition and certain illegal acts of offenses which involve the national security, and imperil the existence and stability of the government.

1981
12 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1833

WHEREAS, there is a need for extending the privileges of retirement granted by law to members of the judiciary to other officials of the government who are given, by statute, the status and authority of justices or judges as in the case of the Commissioner of the defunct Public Service Commission who as given, under Section 2 of CA 146, "the rank and privilege of retirement of a judge of the Court of First Instance; and the Chairman of the Board of Energy who was given the formal statutory statu

1981
1 section

Presidential Decree No. 1832

WHEREAS, the noble undertaking of the Government in the study, prevention and treatment of kidney and allied diseases, can best be achieved by creating, supporting, maintaining and operating an integrated medical institution which shall specialize in kidney and allied diseases;

1981
21 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1831

WHEREAS, Mr. Eduardo J. Soriano has been the recipient of letters of commendation and support from both government and private agencies and organizations, including the Ministry of Agriculture and the organizing committees of the 1979-1980 Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines and the 1979-1980 National Guro Awards for projects of great social and economic importance that he has initiated;

1981
4 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1830

WHEREAS, the Development Bank of the Philippines is the Government agency entrusted with the task of providing credit facilities for the rehabilitation development and expansion of the country's agriculture and industry and the broadening and diversification of the national economy; and

1981
4 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1829Annotated

Obstruction of Justice

1981
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1828

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree the further amendment of Republic Act No. 337, as amended, as follows:

1981
11 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1827

WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the Central Bank of the Philippines to administer the monetary, banking and credit system of the Republic, and as the central monetary authority, to provide policy direction in the areas of money, banking and credit;

1981
26 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1826

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 3595 amending RA 1568 provides a special retirement scheme for the Auditor General and the Chairman and Members of the Commission on Elections and P.D. 1582 extended the same retirement benefits to the Chairman and Members of the Civil Service Commission;

1981
1 section

Presidential Decree No. 1825

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 15, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1444, exempts the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from taxes except income tax for its business operations:

1981
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1824

WHEREAS, in view of the unabated increases in the cost of fuel oil and continued depressed world prices of nickel and cobalt, the development of the Surigao Mineral Reservation, cannot be pursued unless the tax incentives granted to the operator are further extended.

1981
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1823

WHEREAS, for decades, respiratory diseases have been a priority concern, having been the leading cause of illness and death in the Philippines, comprising more than 45% of the total annual deaths from all causes, thus exacting a tremendous toll on human resources, which ailments are like to increase and degenerate into serious lung diseases on account of unabated pollution, industrialization and unchecked cigarette smoking in the country;

1981
8 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1822

WHEREAS, there is a need to clarify existing provisions of law relating to the jurisdiction of courts-martial created under the Articles of War in order to vest exclusive jurisdiction in said court-martial over all crimes and offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces in relation to the performance of their duties;

1981
2 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1821

WHEREAS, some international financial institutions have imposed additional conditions for the grant of concessional loans, one of which is the guarantee by the Borrower that the assets of the Lender in the Borrower's territory shall not be subject to expropriation, nationalization or similar action;

1981
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1820

WHEREAS, gift giving is a part of the Filipino cultural heritage which is observed even by citizens who have migrated abroad by sending gifts to relatives and friends in the homeland, usually in the form of foreign manufactured goods;

1981
6 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1819

WHEREAS, despite the promulgation of PD No. 1058 amending PD No. 704 by increasing the penalties for certain forms of illegal fishing and dealing in illegally caught fish or fishery aquatic products and providing that the mere possession of such explosives with intent to use the same in illegal fishing punishable, it appears that illegal fishing is still rampant;

1981
1 section

Presidential Decree No. 1818

WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to adopt a similar prohibition against the issuance of such restraining orders or injunctions in other areas of activity equally critical to the economic development effort of the nation, in order not to disrupt or hamper the pursuit of essential government projects;

1981
2 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1817

WHEREAS, the operative effects of such provision, besides being iniquitous on the part of the farmer-beneficiary who has fully paid for his land, could lead to a situation where a farmer beneficiary would defer the full payment of the purchase price if only to enable him to use his landholdings as collateral for any loan that he intends to obtain thereby;

1981
2 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1816

WHEREAS, it is necessary to realign incentive statutes so as to gear them to policies existing at any given time, such as the current industrialization policies and the thrust to encourage export-oriented and labor- intensive industries utilizing indigenous materials, and

1981
5 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1815

WHEREAS, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 15 as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 1444, the hotel business of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, under the trade name Philippine Plaza Hotel, is exempt from all forms of taxation, except income tax;

1981
2 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1814

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1460, otherwise known as the Insurance Code, was promulgated primarily to promote and develop a strong national insurance industry and to provide the necessary operating conditions for its integration in the economic and social development of the Philippines;

1981
9 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1813

I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby amend the Tariff and Customs Code of 1987, as follows:

1981
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1812

AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 464, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REAL PROPERTY TAX CODE, BY GRANTING SPECIAL AUTHORITY TO THE PRESIDENT TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY IN THE REAL PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM TO MEET ECONOMIC EXIGENCIES AND/OR PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE

1981
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1811

WHEREAS, in view of the recent bombings and other acts of terrorism and lawlessness committed or being carried out by radicals and criminal elements, resulting in death and serious injuries to innocent civilians, damage to property, disruption of normal activities, and fear or panic among the populace, there is an urgent necessity to amend Presidential Decree No. 9, to provide an effective deterrent to the use of firearms and deadly weapons in the commission of certain offenses by providing capi

1981
2 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1810

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12 of Article XVII of the 1973 Constitution, as amended, and other pertinent provisions of the said Constitution, Presidential Decree No. 1677-A was promulgated on February 19, 1980, to provide for a system of review of all contracts, concessions, permits or other forms of privilege for the exploration, development, exploitation or utilization of natural resources; all franchises for public utilities; foreign exchange borrowings converted into pesos, otherwise known

1981
4 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1809

"Section 2. Fund Source. All contributions to the Welfare and Training Fund collected pursuant to Letter of Instructions No. 537 issued on May 1, 1977 shall be transferred to the Welfund and deposited for the account of the Welfund in a government depository bank. Fees and other charges to be imposed, subject to the approval of the Minister of Labor and Employment, by the Overseas Employment Development Board, the Bureau of Employment Services, and the National Seamen Board shall accrue to the W

1981
1 section

Presidential Decree No. 1808

DIRECTING THE CANCELLATION OF AWARDS, CONTRACTS OF SALE, TITLES OF LOTS WITHIN THE AGNO-LEVERIZA TENANT ASSOCIATION SUBDIVISION AND THE RECONVEYANCE OF THE SAME TO THE GOVERNMENT UPON PAYMENT OF JUST COMPENSATION AND ORDERING THE EXPROPRIATION OF VACANT LOTS ADJACENT THERETO WHICH ARE COVERED BY TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLES NOS. 70406, 31713, 132081 AND 134314 ALL SITUATED AT MALATE, MANILA FOR UPGRADING UNDER THE ZONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (ZIP) AND THE DISPOSAL OF LOTS GENERATED THEREIN TO TH

1981
12 sections