Exemption from Arrest and/or Detention of Persons who Voluntarily Discloses Information on Persons Violating P.D. No. 483
Letter of Instructions No. 192-A, issued on June 13, 1974, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, aims to protect citizens who report illegal gambling activities and sports-related anomalies, such as game-fixing and score-shaving. The directive stipulates that any individual voluntarily disclosing such acts to designated authorities will not face arrest, detention, or criminal prosecution without the personal written clearance of the President or the Secretary of National Defense. This measure is intended to encourage responsible citizens to come forward without fear of retaliation from gambling syndicates. The order reflects the government's commitment to combating corruption in sports and gambling.
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- What is Exemption from Arrest and/or Detention of Persons who Voluntarily Discloses Information on Persons Violating P.D. No. 483 about?
- Letter of Instructions No. 192-A, issued on June 13, 1974, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, aims to protect citizens who report illegal gambling activities and sports-related anomalies, such as game-fixing and score-shaving. The directive stipulates that any individual voluntarily disclosing such acts to designated authorities will not face arrest, detention, or criminal prosecution without the personal written clearance of the President or the Secretary of National Defense. This measure is intended to encourage responsible citizens to come forward without fear of retaliation from gambling syndicates. The order reflects the government's commitment to combating corruption in sports and gambling.
- What type of law is Letter of Instructions No. 192-A?
- Exemption from Arrest and/or Detention of Persons who Voluntarily Discloses Information on Persons Violating P.D. No. 483 (Letter of Instructions No. 192-A) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Exemption from Arrest and/or Detention of Persons who Voluntarily Discloses Information on Persons Violating P.D. No. 483 enacted?
- Exemption from Arrest and/or Detention of Persons who Voluntarily Discloses Information on Persons Violating P.D. No. 483 (Letter of Instructions No. 192-A) was enacted on Jun 13, 1974.
- What is the citation for Exemption from Arrest and/or Detention of Persons who Voluntarily Discloses Information on Persons Violating P.D. No. 483?
- Exemption from Arrest and/or Detention of Persons who Voluntarily Discloses Information on Persons Violating P.D. No. 483, Letter of Instructions No. 192-A, Jun 13, 1974 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 192-A
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 13, 1974
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 192-A
| TO | : | Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile |
| Department of National Defense | ||
| Secretary Vicente Abad Santos | ||
| Department of Justice | ||
| Chairman | ||
| Games and Amusements Board | ||
| President, Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation | ||
| President, Basketball Association of the Philippines |
WHEREAS, there are responsible and well-meaning citizens who know of gambling syndicates and unscrupulous persons engaged in large-scale gambling, anomalous practices and machinations in sports contests, like game-fixing, point- or score-shaving, and other deceitful and dishonest acts; CHIaTc
WHEREAS, in order to protect these responsible and well-meaning citizens from harassment and fabricated counter-charges by these syndicates and unscrupulous persons, it is necessary that they should not be unnecessarily arrested and detained whenever they volunteer to disclose or denounce any of the acts penalized under Presidential Decree No. 483, dated June 13, 1974, without my personal written clearance or that of the Secretary of National Defense.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, Proclamation No. 1104, dated January 17, 1973 and General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby order that the investigation, arrest and/or detention of any person who voluntarily discloses or denounces to the President of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation, or to the National Sports Association concerned, and/or to any law-enforcing agencies of the Government any of the acts penalized in the aforesaid Decree shall not be subject to arrest and detention and/or criminal prosecution without my personal written clearance or that of the Secretary of National Defense.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 13th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Four.
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Exemption from Arrest and/or Detention of Persons who Voluntarily Discloses Information on Persons Violating P.D. No. 483, Letter of Instructions No. 192-A, Jun 13, 1974 (Philippines)
Exemption from Arrest and/or Detention of Persons who Voluntarily Discloses Information on Persons Violating P.D. No. 483, Letter of Instructions No. 192-A (Phil. 1974)
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