Authorizing the Arrest and Detention of Any Person Involved in Crimes Punishable under the Revised Penal Code and Other Special Laws Committed against Tourists and Transients
General Order No. 38, issued on September 19, 1973, expands the authority to arrest and detain individuals involved in crimes against tourists and transients in the Philippines. It amends General Order No. 2 by specifying that any crime under the Revised Penal Code or special laws, where the victim is a tourist or transient, is subject to this provision. This order aims to enhance the protection of tourists and transient individuals within the country.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- General Order No. 38
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- General Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 19, 1973
GENERAL ORDER NO. 38
AUTHORIZING THE ARREST AND DETENTION OF ANY PERSON INVOLVED IN CRIMES PUNISHABLE UNDER THE REVISED PENAL CODE AND OTHER SPECIAL LAWS COMMITTED AGAINST TOURISTS AND TRANSIENTS
General Order No. 2, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, is further amended by including the following provision:
"23. Any person or persons who may have committed any crime under the Revised Penal Code or special laws where the offended party is in the Philippines as a tourist or a transient."
DONE in the City of Manila, this 19th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.
Cite This Law
Authorizing the Arrest and Detention of Any Person Involved in Crimes Punishable under the Revised Penal Code and Other Special Laws Committed against Tourists and Transients, General Order No. 38, Sep 19, 1973 (Philippines)
Authorizing the Arrest and Detention of Any Person Involved in Crimes Punishable under the Revised Penal Code and Other Special Laws Committed against Tourists and Transients, General Order No. 38 (Phil. 1973)
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