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Presidential Decree No. 2018

WHEREAS, experience shows that because of light penalties, illegal recruiters have become more callous and bolder in their modus operandi and usually carry out their activities as syndicates or in large scale;

1986
2 sections

Presidential Decree No. 2010

WHEREAS, the establishment of the university will be a direct responsible to the urgent need for a faster pace of economic development and social-political progress of the depressed area inhabited predominantly by our cultural minorities of the North. The development of the natural and manpower resources of the area will greatly be enhanced by making available to the people in the area relevant, and more easily accessible university education at a cheaper cost; and

1986
27 sections

Presidential Decree No. 2009

WHEREAS, there is need to provide additional safeguards for the proper implementation of Presidential Decree No. 2007 which increased the tax rates and maximum retail prices of cigarettes.

1986
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 2008

WHEREAS, it is vital and necessary for the government to encourage people to organize cooperatives that will provide for their need at the lowest possible cost and at the same time increase their incomes and productivity;

1986
5 sections

Presidential Decree No. 2007

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:

1986
3 sections

Presidential Decree No. 1876

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby repeal Presidential Decree No. 1498, otherwise known as the National Security Code effective immediately, without prejudice to any proceedings, cases in Court of transactions that might have arisen from any of the laws embodied in said Code.

1983
1 section

Presidential Decree No. 1875

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby repeal Presidential Decree No. 1737, otherwise known as the Act Providing for the Preservation of Public Order and the Protection of Individual Rights and Liberties during periods of Emergency and Exercise of Extra-ordinary Executive Powers, effective immediately, without prejudice to any proceedings, cases in Court or transactions that might have arisen from

1983
1 section

Presidential Decree No. 1866

CODIFYING THE LAWS ON ILLEGAL/UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, DEALING IN, ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION, OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION OR EXPLOSIVES OR INSTRUMENTS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION OR EXPLOSIVES, AND IMPOSING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR RELEVANT PURPOSES"

1983
10 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