Further Amending General Order No. 12 Dated September 30, 1972, As Amended
General Order No. 21, issued on January 16, 1973, amends previous General Orders related to military tribunals in the Philippines. It specifically authorizes these military tribunals to try and decide cases involving crimes against personal liberty, as defined in the Revised Penal Code, excluding civil courts unless stated otherwise. This order is part of the broader legal framework established during Martial Law under President Ferdinand E. Marcos. The directive reflects the consolidation of military authority over certain legal matters during this period.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- General Order No. 21
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- General Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 16, 1973
GENERAL ORDER NO. 21
FURTHER AMENDING GENERAL ORDER NO. 12 DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 1972, AS AMENDED
General Order No. 12, dated September 30, 1972, as amended by General Order No. 12-A, 12-B, and 12-C is hereby further amended by adding sub-paragraph 21 to the disposition portion of the Order as follows:
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, do hereby order that the military tribunals authorized to be constituted under General Order No. 8 dated September 27, 1972, shall try and decide the following cases exclusive of the civil courts, unless otherwise provided hereunder:
"x x x 21. Those involving crimes against personal liberty as defined and penalized under the Revised Penal Code."
DONE in the City of Manila, this 16th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three. cHECAS
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Further Amending General Order No. 12 Dated September 30, 1972, As Amended, General Order No. 21, Jan 16, 1973 (Philippines)
Further Amending General Order No. 12 Dated September 30, 1972, As Amended, General Order No. 21 (Phil. 1973)
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