Repealing P.D. No. 1737 Re: Preservation of Public Order and Protection of Individual Rights and Liberties
Presidential Decree No. 1875, issued on July 21, 1983, repeals Presidential Decree No. 1737, which was aimed at preserving public order and protecting individual rights during emergencies. This repeal follows the issuance of Proclamation No. 2045, indicating a change in the legal framework governing extraordinary executive powers. The repeal takes effect immediately but does not affect any ongoing legal proceedings or transactions related to the previous law. The decree was signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos in Manila.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Presidential Decree No. 1875
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Decrees
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 21, 1983
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1875
REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1737, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER AND THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES DURING PERIODS OF EMERGENCY AND EXERCISE OF EXTRAORDINARY EXECUTIVE POWERS
WHEREAS, with the issuance of Proclamation No. 2045, the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1737 providing for the preservation of public order and the protection of individual rights and liberties during periods of emergency can now be repealed.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby repeal Presidential Decree No. 1737, otherwise known as the Act Providing for the Preservation of Public Order and the Protection of Individual Rights and Liberties during periods of Emergency and Exercise of Extra-ordinary Executive Powers, effective immediately, without prejudice to any proceedings, cases in Court or transactions that might have arisen from any of the laws embodied in said Code.
DONE in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 21st day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Three. cd
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Repealing P.D. No. 1737 Re: Preservation of Public Order and Protection of Individual Rights and Liberties, Presidential Decree No. 1875, Jul 21, 1983 (Philippines)
Repealing P.D. No. 1737 Re: Preservation of Public Order and Protection of Individual Rights and Liberties, Presidential Decree No. 1875 (Phil. 1983)
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