WHEREAS,
among the beneficiaries of the commissary and the post exchange (PX)
privileges granted pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 83 dated
December 20, 1972 and Letter of Instruction No. 31 dated October 23,
1972, both as amended, are members of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines considering that they are now carrying the greater part of
the burden of suppressing the activities of groups or individuals
actively engaged in a criminal conspiracy to seize political and state
powers in the country and of eradicating widespread lawlessness,
anarchy, disorder and wanton destruction of lives and property;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 765 dated August 8, 1965,
the City and municipal police forces, fire departments and jails became
components of the Integrated National Police, with the Philippine
Constabulary as nucleus with the latter remaining as a Major Service of
the Armed Forces of the Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, by virtue of the establishment of the Integrated National
Police under the Department of National defense, the aforesaid city and
municipal police forces, fire departments and jails have become vital
partners of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the discharge of the
above-mentioned responsibilities;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, to further insure realization of the objectives of the police
integration, the sum of Five Million (P5,000,000.00) Pesos is needed to
finance the operation and maintenance of a commissary and PX system for
the personnel of the Integrated National Police including their
dependents; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby order and decree as part of the law of the land
that a commissary and PX system is hereby established for the
Integrated National Police and all purchase thru such system from local
sources, manufacturers, suppliers and producers of commodities shall be
free of all taxes, duties, and other charges prescribed for similar
commodities under existing revenue, other laws, ordinances and
regulations. For this purpose FIVE MILLION (P5,000,000.00) PESOS of the
retained earnings of the Veterans Claims Settlement Fund which is held
in trust by the Philippine Veterans Bank is set aside to finance the
organization, operation and maintenance of said commissary and PX
system for the benefit of said personnel and their dependents.
The Chief of Constabulary/Director General, Integrated National Police,
with the approval of the Secretary of National defense is authorized to
promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this
Decree.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 15th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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