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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 216
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 216 -
PROHIBITING THE EXPORTATION OF ABACA SEEDLINGS
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WHEREAS,
the exportation of abaca seedlings is detrimental to the abaca industry
and the overall economy of the country; and chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to protect the industry on which
thousands of our countrymen depend for their livelihood;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of all Armed Forces of the Philippines and pursuant
to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, and General Order
No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, in order to promote the social and
economic stability of the country, do hereby order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person,
corporation, firm or association to export to any foreign country
seedlings of the plant known as "abaca."
Section 2. Any person who violates this Decree shall,
upon conviction, be punished by fine of not less than five thousand
pesos nor more than twenty thousand pesos or by imprisonment ranging
from prision correccional to prision mayor, or both fine and
imprisonment in the discretion of the court/tribunal. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately
after publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation in the country.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 16th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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