WHEREAS, a primordial objective of
Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972 is the early restoration
of peace, order and tranquility throughout the country;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, one of the most insidious means of disrupting such peace,
order and tranquility is the utterance, publication, distribution,
circulation and spread of rumors, false news or information and gossip
that cause divisive effects among the people, discredit of or distrust
for the duly constituted authorities and/or that undermine the
stability of the government and the objectives of the New Society and,
therefore, inimical to the best interests of the State; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, to attain the aforesaid primordial objective of Proclamation
No. 1081, it is imperative that such acts be curbed and penalized;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, in my capacity as
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines and
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, do hereby
order and decree that any person who shall offer, publish, distribute,
circulate and spread rumors, false news and information and gossip, or
cause the publication, distribution, circulation or spreading of the
same, which cause or tend to cause panic, divisive effects among the
people, discredit of or distrust for the duly constituted authorities,
undermine the stability of the Government and the objectives of the New
Society, endanger the public order, or cause damage to the interest or
credit of the State shall, upon conviction, be punished by prision
correccional. In case the offender is a government official or
employee, the accessory penalty of absolute perpetual disqualification
from holding any public office shall be imposed. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 6th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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