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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 665
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 665 -
AUTHORIZING THE BUREAU OF POST TO PAY COMPENSATION FOR MAIL CARRIAGE BY
DOMESTIC SHIPPING OPERATORS
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WHEREAS,
whilerlines, railways and bus operators are paid for the carriage of
public mail, domestic shipping operators are required under the Revised
Administrative Code of 1917 to carry such mail free of charge;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, while the Bureau of Posts in willing and financially able as a
result of higher postal rates to compensate vessels for domestic mail
carriage, it cannot do so because of this legal impediment; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in fairness to domestic shipping operators who render mail
service and to assist them in improving their operations, it is
necessary to authorize the Bureau of Post to pay for such service;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree as follows:cralaw:red
Section 1. Vessels engaged in the coastwide trade
and vessels plying between Philippine ports shall carry public mail on
their regular or special trips when requested by the Postmaster General
or his authorized representative, for which service the Bureau of Post
shall pay the corresponding compensation.
Section 2. The carriage of mail shall be under such
reasonable terms and conditions including compensation as may be
negotiates and agreed upon between the authorized operator of the
vessel or vessels and the Postmaster General subject to the approval by
the Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications. In
case they are unable to agree on the amount of compensation or any
other terms and conditions, the matter shall be decided upon and the
terms and conditions may be fixed by the Board of Transportation in
accordance with Section six, paragraph (d) of President Decree No. 474.
Section 3. For any violation hereof or the terms and
conditions for mail carriage the offender shall be liable to the
penalties prescribed under the Revised Administrative Code.
Section 4. All laws, orders, rules and regulations
or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this
Decree are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 5th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-five.
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