Amendment to Section 1 of P.D. No. 1661
Presidential Decree No. 1661-A, issued on January 3, 1980, amends the original Presidential Decree No. 1661 to clarify regulations surrounding guest candidacy in the Philippines. The amendment establishes that it is unlawful for political parties to nominate or support candidates from other parties unless those candidates have been affiliated with the nominating party for at least six months prior to the election. This change aims to align the provisions with the Philippine Constitution. The decree took effect immediately upon issuance and was published in the Official Gazette on February 11, 1980.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Presidential Decree No. 1661-A
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Decrees
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 3, 1980
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1661-A
AMENDING SECTION ONE OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1661, ENTITLED "PROHIBITING GUEST CANDIDACY AND PROVIDING SANCTIONS AND PENALTY THEREFOR"
WHEREAS, to avoid ambiguity in the interpretation of Section 1 of Presidential Decree No. 1661 there is a necessity of amending said Section to jibe with the provisions of Sections 2 (6) and Section 10, Article XII (C) of the Constitution.
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 amend Section one of Presidential Decree No. 1661 to read as follows:
"Sec. 1. Guest candidacy. — It shall be unlawful for any registered or accredited political party to nominate and/or support as its official candidate any person belonging to another accredited or registered party unless he has affiliated with the nominating party at least six months before the election."
nSECTION 2. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 76 No. 6 Page 887 on February 11, 1980.
n Note from the Publisher: Section 1 is not found in the official document.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Section 1 of P.D. No. 1661, Presidential Decree No. 1661-A, Jan 3, 1980 (Philippines)
Amendment to Section 1 of P.D. No. 1661, Presidential Decree No. 1661-A (Phil. 1980)
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