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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1227
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1227
- PUNISHING UNLAWFUL ENTRY INTO ANY MILITARY BASE IN THE PHILIPPINES
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WHEREAS,
the incidence of intrusions and trespassing into military bases in the
Philippines has reached alarming proportions; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the problem is partly due to the absence of any law punishing
unlawful entry into military bases. Article 281 of the Revised Penal
Code punishing other forms of trespass is unavailing because it is
limited to "any person who shall enter the closed premises or the
fenced estate of another, while either of them are uninhabited".
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President 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 as follows:cralaw:red
Section 1. Any person who, without express or implied
permission or authority of the base commander or his duly authorized
representatives, shall re-enter or is found within any military base
after having been removed therefrom and ordered not to re-enter by the
base commander or his duly authorized representative, shall be punished
for the first offense, with imprisonment of not more than ten (10) days
or a fine not exceeding P100.00, or both; for the second offense, with
imprisonment of not less than ten (10) days but not more than one (1)
month or a fine of not less than P100.00 but not more than P200.00, or
both; and for the third and subsequent offenses, with imprisonment of
not less than one (1) month but not more than six (6) months or a fine
of not less than P200.00 but not more than P1,000.00, or both.
Section 2. The term "military base" as used in this
decree means any military,r, naval, or coast guard reservation, base,
fort, camp, arsenal, yard, station, or installation in the
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Section 3. Nothing in this decree shall be construed
to deny any person ingress to or egress from his privately-owned land
embraced, located or situated within any military base mentioned in
Sections 1 and 2 hereof.
Section 4. This decree shall take effect thirty days
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of
general circulation in the Philippines.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 27th day of October, in the year of Our lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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