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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1037
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1037 -
AUTHORIZING THE USE OF REMARK SHEETS IN THE OCTOBER 1976
REFERENDUM-PLEBISCITE, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE NO. 991, AS AMENDED BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1031
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WHEREAS, in
the event the barangay voters in the referendum-plebiscite of October
16, 1976 approve the creation of the interim Batasang Pambansa, certain
aspects of implementation have to be clarified such as (1) the possible
date of the election of the members thereof; (2) the system of election
to be adopted, whether direct or indirect;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, during the referendum-plebiscite there may be other issues
relative to martial law and local or national problems which the voters
may wish to bring to attention of the government; and
WHEREAS, the Remark Sheets (Comelec Form No. 3-A) is an effective
vehicle through which the barangay voters may express their views on
the subjects mentioned in the preceding paragraphs, and on the basis of
which a national consensus, or lack of it, may be ascertained:cralaw:red
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order:cralaw:red
Section 1. Presidential Decree No. 991, as amended,
is hereby further amended by inserting therein a new section to be
designated as Sec. 6-A which shall read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 6-A. Remarks Sheets. — Remark sheets (Comelec
Form No. 3-A) are hereby authorized to be used in connection with the
October 1976 national referendum-plebiscite for the purpose of
determining the existence of a national consensus on other issues such
as:cralaw:red
(a) the possible date of the election of the members
of the interim Batasang Pambansa in case the proposed amendments are
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(b) the system of election to be adopted, whether
direct or indirect;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(c) the thinking of the voters on their issues
relative to martial law; and
(d) other matters of national or local concern which
the voters may wish to bring to the attention of the Government."
Section 2. Section 11 of the same Decree, as amended,
is hereby further amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 11. Appropriation. — To carry out the
provisions of this decree and other pertinent decrees, the sum of Seven
Million Four Hundred Thousand Pesos (P7,400,000) is hereby appropriated
out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated."
Section 3. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 5th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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