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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1667-A
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO.
1667-A - PROHIBITING MEMBERS OF THE INTERIM BATASANG PAMBANSA
FROM CHANGING POLITICAL PARTIES DURING THEIR TERM OF OFFICE
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WHEREAS, in
accordance with Section 2 (6) of Article XII [c] of the Constitution,
it is necessary to curb political malpractice, opportunism, guest or
nuisance candidacy or other similar acts; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, Section 10, of Article XII (C) of the Constitution provides:cralaw:red
"Sec. 10. No elective public officer may change his
political party affiliation during his term of office, and no candidate
for any elective public office may change his political party
affiliation within six months immediately preceding or following an
election."
WHEREAS, to put into effect the provisions of the Constitution, members
of the Interim Batasang Pambansa must maintain their political parties
while in office.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested by the Constitution, do hereby order and
decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. No member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa
shall change his political party during his term of office, except as
otherwise provided in the Constitution.
Section 2. Any member who changes political party
during his term of office shall forfeit his seat in the Batasan for the
remaining period of his term of office. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 26th day of January in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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