WHEREAS,
the continued presence of overstaying Chinese nationals in the
Philippines has been for a period of over two decades, a standing
source of irritation between the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines and the Government of the Republic of China;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, various efforts of both the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines and the Government of the Republic of China to come to an
agreement for the purpose of resolving the problem has failed;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is the mutual desire of the two Governments to reach a
satisfactory solution of this matter based on the principles of:cralaw:red
1. Full respect for Philippine Laws;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
2. Promotion of better Sino-Philippine relations and
3. Human considerations;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the allotment of Chinese immigration quota was suspended for
reasons of public security because of the fall of the mainland to the
Communists in late 1949, a suspension embracing a period of 24 years up
to the present during which time these quota were unused;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the time has since passed is now more than sufficient for the
Philippine Government to determine whether said overstayed Chinese
nationals are indeed security risks or otherwise.
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 the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and
General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby
order and decree:cralaw:red
1. The lifting of the suspension of the Chinese
immigration quotas from 1949 and the years thereafter;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
2. That these annual quotas from 1949 and the
succeeding years shall be allotted firstly to Chinese nationals who
entered the Philippines legally from January 1, 1947 to December 31,
1953 as non-immigrants under Section 9 of the Philippine Immigration
Act of 1940, as amended, whose only violation of said Act is staying
beyond the period of their authorized stay and to their children born
in the Philippines who are likewise non-immigrants in the Philippines.
The Commissioner of Immigration and Deportation is hereby authorized
and empowered to determine who among the Chinese nationals referred to
above, may be allotted quota numbers in appropriated cases, and who
should be repatriated from the Philippines. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
The Commissioner of Immigration and Deportation likewise is authorized
and empowered to call directly on any and all government departments,
bureaus, offices and agencies for support and assistance in the
attainment of the objectives set in this Decree.
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 19th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-three.
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