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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 155
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 155
- RECOGNIZING THE SPANISH LANGUAGE AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN THE
PHILIPPINES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES
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WHEREAS,
Section 3 of Article XIV of the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines
provided that "until otherwise provided by law, English and Spanish
shall continue as official languages;" chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, Section 3(3) of Article XV of the new Constitution provides
that "until otherwise provided by law, English and Pilipino shall be
the official languages;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, a sizeable part of documents in government files are written
in the Spanish language and have not been officially translated into
either English or Pilipino language;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is advisable to maintain the legal admissibility of
important documents in government files which are written in the
Spanish language pending their translation into either English or
Pilipino language; and
WHEREAS, Spanish language is a part of our priceless national heritage,
which we share with the great Hispanic community of nations.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, and General
Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, do hereby order and decree that
the Spanish language shall continue to be recognized as an official
language in the Philippines while important documents in government
files are in the Spanish language and not translated into either
English or Pilipino language.
This Decree shall form part of the law of the land and shall take
effect immediately. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 15th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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