WHEREAS, martial law has been declared
under Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and is now in
effect throughout the entire country;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, one of the objectives of the proclamation of martial law is to
effect social, economic and political reforms, and thus bring about the
transformation of a New Society in our country, a society infused with
a profound sense of discipline and order; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there has been rampant illegal installation/connections of
telephones perpetrated by unscrupulous persons in connivance with the
employees and/or officials of the telephone companies;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is an immediate need for stopping this nefarious
activity as it deprives the lawful users of the telephones of the right
to the full use thereof; violates their right to privacy; jeopardizes
the legitimate business of the telephone company and is inimical to the
interest and security of the state where the purpose of the illegal
connection is to enhance and further the activities of the subversive
elements;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 the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September, 21, 1972, do hereby
declare it unlawful for any person, unless authorized by the proper
telephone company/corporation or unless authorized by the court under
the provisions of Section 3 of Republic Act No. 4200, to install or
connect or cause or induce to be installed or connected any telephone
or line whether by connecting it by wire or cable or through any other
means, with already existing telephone duly installed in private
residences or public or private buildings: and I likewise declare it to
be unlawful for any person, whether a participant or not in the act or
acts herein penalized to knowingly possess any such illegally connected
telephone. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Any person who wilfully or knowingly does or who shall, permit, or
cause to be done any of the acts declared unlawful in the preceding
paragraph, or who’s, permits, or causes such violation shall, upon
conviction suffer the penalty or imprisonment ranging from six months
to two years as a Military Tribunal may direct. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
This decree shall take effect immediately, however, persons now in
possession of telephones illegally installed or connected are given up
to November 30, 1972 to remove or register if legally feasible, and pay
the corresponding charges for the installation or connections and use
of the telephone.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 16th day of November in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-two.
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