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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. 1994

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:

1985
334 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1987

WHEREAS, the proliferation and unregulated circulation of videograms including, among others, videotapes, discs, cassettes or any technical improvement or variation thereof, have greatly prejudiced the operations of movie houses and theaters, and have caused a sharp decline in theatrical attendance by at least forty percent (40%) and a tremendous drop in the collection of sales, contractor's specific, amusement and other taxes, thereby resulting in substantial losses estimated at P450 Million an

1985
19 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1986

WHEREAS, unless the grave emergency confronting the movie and television industry is remedied with dispatch, it will weaken the designed chain of the economic measures to achieve an early economic recovery of the country, not to mention the collapse of the industry and the loss of livelihood of about 75,000 families and 500,000 workers dependent on the industry.

1985
21 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1980

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;

1985
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1979

WHEREAS, since the enactment of the abovecited six Public Works Acts, major unforeseen changes have taken place in the external and domestic socio-economic environment which call for a review and shifting of developmental thrusts and resource allocation in general, and revision in priorities, scopes, costs, and implementation schedules of infrastructure projects in particular, in accordance with the Updated Five-Year Philippine Development Plan and the Medium-Term Public Investment Program;

1985
4 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1977

WHEREAS, under bilateral agreements being negotiated with or to be concluded with some creditor countries, foreign currency obligations of public sector obligors other than the National Government and of private sector obligors guaranteed by government corporations have to be assumed by, and consolidated with the foreign currency obligations of the National Government;

1985
1 section

Presidential Decree No. 1976

FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE ENTITLED, "AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE TOBACCO ADMINISTRATION, DEFINING ITS OBJECTIVES, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," AS AMENDED

1985
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1975

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1835 imposed, among others, the penalties of forfeiture of rights as a citizen of the Philippines and confiscation of real or personal properties in favor of the State;

1985
2 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1973

WHEREAS, the Philippines as a Contracting Party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has acceded to the Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Article VI, XVI and XXIII of GATT, otherwise known as the Code on Subsidies and Countervailing Duties;

1985
4 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1972

WHEREAS, in its comprehensive report on the coconut industry, the National Economic Development Authority ("NEDA") studied different sources of financing and recommended that, in accordance with the self-reliance program of the country, financing for the replanting program be internally generated and that for this purpose, the export duty and the additional export duty on coconut products be utilized as the initial source of financing;

1985
6 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1783

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree;

1985
10 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1274

WHEREAS, pending the organization or appointment of the members of the Commission, it is necessary that its powers and functions be exercised by the Governor or Chairman therefor so as to insure the continuous, smooth and effective governance of Metropolitan Manila;

1977
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1273

WHEREAS, the Tagkawayan School of Fisheries in the municipality of Tagkawayan, Province of Quezon, was established by Republic Act No. 4290 approved on June 19, 1965, to provide vocational fishery education for the people in its service area.

1977
2 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1272

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution do hereby ratify the convention between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and Northern Ireland for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

1977
1 section

Presidential Decree No. 1271

WHEREAS, on petition of the Government the Supreme Court in G.R. No. L-32941, entitled "Republic of the Philippines vs. Honorable Pio R. Marcos, et al.", on July 31, 1973 held that the Court of First Instance of Baguio and Benguet had no jurisdiction to reopen civil Reservation Case No. 1, GLRO Record No. 211, on the ground that said case did not partake of the nature of cadastral proceedings as contemplated in Republic Act 931, as amended, and that lands within Government reservations can not b

1977
8 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1269

WHEREAS, there is consequently a need to expand the territorial jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System to male it responsive to the water supply and sewerage requirements of this expanding metropolis, as well as to effectivity provide these metropolitan services on an integrated basis.

1977
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1268

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the Philippines do hereby decree the following as part of the law of the land;

1977
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1267

WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to effectively increase the level of government funds committed to the housing effort by establishing a secondary market for home mortgages which will enable home financing institutions to optimize the leverage of funds earmarked for housing and home development;

1977
23 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1266

WHEREAS, to carry out its responsibility in helping attain regional development, it is imperative for the Department of Finance to establish its own regional office in each region of the country for purposes of providing a regional orientation and direction in the exercise of its power of direct supervision over local treasury and assessment offices;

1977
15 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1265

WHEREAS, the national government is cognizant of the fact that traffic problems in the area are at present being tackled, studied and resolved by a large number of national agencies/committees and local government authorities, each of which is charged with specific aspects of traffic administration;

1977
11 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1264

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, do hereby decree and order that Republic Act No. 95, Charter of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) as amended by Republic Acts No. 855 and 6373, be further amended as follows:

1977
17 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1263

WHEREAS, certain provisions of Republic Act No. 165, otherwise known as the Patent Law, have become obsolete and are inadequate to meet the demands of our primordial goal of industrial and overall national economic development;

1977
9 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1262

WHEREAS, notwithstanding the satisfactory registration of voters undertaken in accordance with Presidential Decrees No. 1909 (continuing system) and No. 1187 (precinct level), nevertheless the Commission on Elections, obviously desirous to maximize further the registration of voters and enable them to participate in the democratic exercise on December 17, 1977, has recommended that the method of instant registration be resorted to under certain conditions and safeguards;

1977
10 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1261

AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2616, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE TATALON ESTATE AND DESIGNATING THE NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY AS THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TATALON ESTATE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TATALON ESTATE HOUSING PROJECT

1977
11 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1260

WHEREAS, the promulgation of Presidential Decree No. 780 dated August 25, creating the Municipality of Matanog, in the province of Maguindanao has brought about an unwarranted segregation of a vast territorial area from the Province of Lanao del Sur particularly the land area comprising the Municipality of Balabagan; and

1977
2 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1259

WHEREAS, despite the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 1224 to clarify and amend provisions of Presidential Decree No. 76, on the expropriation of private lands and improvements thereon, there are still certain doubts on the extent of the government's power to acquire lands for housing and its related components as provided for in PD No. 757 vesting the power to exercise the right of eminent domain to the National Housing Authority;

1977
4 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1258

WHEREAS, hospitals, medical centers and other similar entities play a vital role in maintaining a healthy citizenry so much so that their continued operation should not be hampered by reason of the rise in costs of acquisition of necessary equipment and implements;

1977
9 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1257

WHEREAS, the need to strengthen certain provisions of Presidential Decree No. 968, otherwise known as the Probation Law of 1976, has surfaced in the nationwide seminars which introduced said law to judges, fiscals and private law practitioners;

1977
5 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1256

WHEREAS, in order to make available additional funds for priority projects of the municipal governments and enhance the effectiveness of the town mayors in promoting rural development, the compulsory allocation of municipal revenues for contributions to the agricultural and health services of the provincial governments has to be dispensed with;

1977
4 sections