Lifting the Curfew before and during the National Referendum-Plebiscite
General Order No. 56, issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on October 16, 1976, temporarily lifted the curfew in the Philippines to facilitate a National Referendum-Plebiscite scheduled for the same day. The curfew, previously enforced from midnight to 4:00 AM nationwide (and from 1:00 AM to 4:00 AM in Metro Manila), was suspended to allow barangay members to vote freely and for officials to carry out their duties without obstruction. The lifting of the curfew was effective from midnight in areas outside Metro Manila and from 1:00 AM in Metro Manila until the early hours of October 17, 1976. This action aimed to ensure the smooth execution of the voting process.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- General Order No. 56
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- General Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 16, 1976
GENERAL ORDER NO. 56
LIFTING THE CURFEW BEFORE AND DURING THE NATIONAL REFERENDUM-PLEBISCITE
WHEREAS, I directed under Presidential Decree No. 991, as amended, the holding of a National Referendum-Plebiscite for all the barangays on October 16, 1976;
WHEREAS, it is imperative that the members of the barangays should be able to move about freely in order that the voting may be finished at the earliest possible time and to enable the referendum-plebiscite officials to perform their duties and functions without any hindrance;
WHEREAS, by virtue of General Order No. 4, as amended, I ordered that a curfew be maintained and enforced throughout the Philippines between 12:00 o'clock midnight and 4:00 o'clock in the morning, except Metro Manila where curfew is enforced between 1:00 o'clock to 4:00 o'clock in the morning;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby order that the provisions of General Order No. 4, as amended, shall be suspended during the following periods:
In Metro Manila
From 1:00 o'clock to 4:00 o'clock in the morning of October 17, 1976.
In Areas Outside Metro Manila
From 12:00 o'clock midnight of October 16, 1976 to 4:00 o'clock in the morning of October 17, 1976.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 16th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six. ISHCcT
Cite This Law
Lifting the Curfew before and during the National Referendum-Plebiscite, General Order No. 56, Oct 16, 1976 (Philippines)
Lifting the Curfew before and during the National Referendum-Plebiscite, General Order No. 56 (Phil. 1976)
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