Proclamation No. 2318, issued on October 17, 1983, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, calls for a special session of the Batasang Pambansa to convene for up to fifteen days starting October 18, 1983. The agenda includes designating two members to a fact-finding board established by Presidential Decree No. 1886, discussing amendments to the Revised Penal Code, and addressing other urgent legislative matters. Additionally, the session will consider proposals to amend the Constitution, particularly regarding changing the representation framework in the Batasang Pambansa to be based on districts, provinces, or highly urbanized cities.
October 17, 1983
PROCLAMATION NO. 2318
CALLING THE BATASANG PAMBANSA TO A SPECIAL SESSION TO CONSIDER THE DESIGNATION OF TWO MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY IN THE FACT-FINDING BOARD CREATED BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1886, TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE REVISED PENAL CODE AND OTHER URGENT MATTERS OF GENERAL LEGISLATION, AND TO CONSIDER PROPOSALS FOR AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION, INCLUDING CHANGING THE PRESENT BASE OF REPRESENTATION IN THE BATASANG PAMBANSA TO DISTRICTS, PROVINCES OR HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES
WHEREAS, there is need for the Batasang Pambansa to consider the designation of two members of the Assembly in the fact-finding board created by Presidential Decree No. 1886;
WHEREAS, there is need to consider amendments to the Revised Penal Code and other urgent matters of general legislation;
WHEREAS, there are proposals for amending the Constitution, including changing the present base of representation in the Batasang Pambansa to districts, provinces or highly urbanized cities;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby call the Batasang Pambansa to a special session for not more than fifteen (15) days beginning at five o'clock p.m., October 18. 1983, to consider the designation of two members of the Assembly in the fact-finding Board created by Presidential Decree No. 1886, to consider amendments to the Revised Penal Code and other urgent matters of general legislation, and to consider proposals to amend the Constitution, including changing the present base of representation in the Batasang Pambansa to districts, provinces or highly urbanized cities.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. acd
DONE in the City of Manila, this 17th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Three.