Power of Members of Batasang Pambansa and of Sangguniang Pampook to Administer Oaths of Office
Presidential Decree No. 1664-A, issued on January 21, 1980, empowers members of the Batasang Pambansa and the Sangguniang Pampook (Regional Assembly) to administer oaths of office to elective public officials. This decree acknowledges the significant role of these legislative bodies in the parliamentary government established by the new Constitution. The authority previously granted to members of the defunct Congress is now extended to these current legislative members. The decree took effect immediately upon its issuance and was published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Presidential Decree No. 1664-A
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Decrees
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 21, 1980
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1664-A
EMPOWERING THE MEMBERS OF THE BATASANG PAMBANSA AND MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG PAMPOOK (REGIONAL ASSEMBLY) TO ADMINISTER OATHS OF OFFICE TO ELECTIVE PUBLIC OFFICIALS
WHEREAS, the members of the defunct Congress of the Philippines were specifically empowered by law to administer oaths of office to elective public officials;
WHEREAS, there is no law similarly granting the authority to administer oaths of office to members of the Batasang Pambansa; cd
WHEREAS, in recognition of the importance of the position of the members of the Batasang Pambansa as well as members of the Sangguniang Pampook (Regional Assembly) in the parliamentary form of government adopted in the new Constitution, it is deemed fitting and proper to empower members of the two legislative bodies to administer oaths of office to elective public officials.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree as follows:
SECTION 1. Members of the Batasang Pambansa and members of the Sangguniang Pampook (Regional Assembly) are hereby empowered to administer oaths of office to elective public officials. cdt
SECTION 2. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 21st day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 76 No. 11 Page 1690 on March 17, 1980.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 76 No. 44, 8231-6 Supp., on November 3, 1980.
Cite This Law
Power of Members of Batasang Pambansa and of Sangguniang Pampook to Administer Oaths of Office, Presidential Decree No. 1664-A, Jan 21, 1980 (Philippines)
Power of Members of Batasang Pambansa and of Sangguniang Pampook to Administer Oaths of Office, Presidential Decree No. 1664-A (Phil. 1980)
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