Authorizing the Arrest and Detention of Persons Found Engaged in Trafficking, Blackmarketing or Mass Movement of Currency, Foreign or Local
General Order No. 2-B, issued on October 25, 1972, authorizes the arrest and detention of individuals engaged in trafficking, black marketing, or the mass movement of currency, including both foreign (such as U.S. dollars) and local currencies. This order amends a previous directive, General Order No. 2-A, to broaden the scope of enforcement against these illicit activities. The directive aims to address and curb illegal financial practices within the Philippines.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- General Order No. 2-B
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- General Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 25, 1972
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2-B
AUTHORIZING THE ARREST AND DETENTION OF PERSONS FOUND ENGAGED IN TRAFFICKING, BLACKMARKETING OR MASS MOVEMENT OF CURRENCY, FOREIGN OR LOCAL
General Order No. 2, as amended by General Order No. 2-A, is hereby further amended to include the following provision:
"20. Such person or persons who may have been known or found to be engaged in trafficking, blackmarketing or mass movements of currency, whether U.S. dollars or other foreign currency or local currency."
DONE in the City of Manila, this 25th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two. HSAcaE
Cite This Law
Authorizing the Arrest and Detention of Persons Found Engaged in Trafficking, Blackmarketing or Mass Movement of Currency, Foreign or Local, General Order No. 2-B, Oct 25, 1972 (Philippines)
Authorizing the Arrest and Detention of Persons Found Engaged in Trafficking, Blackmarketing or Mass Movement of Currency, Foreign or Local, General Order No. 2-B (Phil. 1972)
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