Calling the Batasang Bayan to a Special Session
Proclamation No. 1637-A, issued on April 30, 1977, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, calls for a special session of the Batasang Bayan, commencing on May 3, 1977. The session is convened to seek the advice and assistance of the legislative body on urgent national matters. All members of the Batasang Bayan are notified to attend and consider the resolutions presented during this session. The proclamation underscores the president's authority and the importance of legislative collaboration in addressing pressing issues.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 1637-A
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 30, 1977
PROCLAMATION NO. 1637-A
CALLING THE BATASANG BAYAN TO A SPECIAL SESSION
WHEREAS, the President needs the advice and assistance of the Batasang Bayan on certain urgent matters affecting the national interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby call the Batasang Bayan to a Special Session commencing on the 3rd day of May, 1977, to consider such resolutions as may be brought before it. TDCcAE
All persons entitled to sit as Members of the Batasang Bayan are requested to take notice of this Proclamation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 30th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Seven.
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Calling the Batasang Bayan to a Special Session, Proclamation No. 1637-A, Apr 30, 1977 (Philippines)
Calling the Batasang Bayan to a Special Session, Proclamation No. 1637-A (Phil. 1977)
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