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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1564
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1564 -
AMENDING ACT NO. 4075, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SOLICITATION PERMIT LAW
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WHEREAS,
the Solicitation Permit Law (ACT 4075) was enacted on October 27, 1933,
and within the forty-three years of its effectivity substantial social
and economic changes have taken place in our country so much so that
said law is no longer attuned to present conditions;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it has become customary and traditional for all duly organized
private and semi-government entities, associations and organizations to
enjoin the cooperation and support of the public in the various civic
activities and projects which they undertake from time to time;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the people's "bayanihan" spirit will be further enhance or
promoted if they are directly or indirectly involved in all charitable
and public welfare activities; and
WHEREAS, there is an imperative need to give legal sanction and to
regulate the solicitation of donations and voluntary contributions from
the public sector in order to obviate illegal fund drives;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order as follows:cralaw:red
Section 1. This Decree shall be known as the
Solicitation Permit Law.
Section 2. Any person, corporation, organization, or
association desiring to solicit or receive contributions for charitable
or public welfare purposes shall first secure a permit from the
Regional Offices of the Department of Social Services and Development
as provided in the Integrated Reorganization Plan. Upon the filing of a
written application for a permit in the form prescribed by the Regional
Offices of the Department of Social Services and Development, the
Regional Director or his duly authorized representative may, in his
discretion, issue a permanent or temporary permit or disapprove the
application. In the interest of the public, he may in his discretion
renew or revoke any permit issued under Act 4075.
Section 3. The Regional Director of the Department
of Social System Services and Development may require the person,
corporation, organization or association duly authorized to solicit
contributions for the above-mentioned purposes to submit from time to
time a verified report or information regarding their activities, the
period covered by the report, the collections and expenditures made and
the names and addresses of the contributions and persons to whom
assistance was rendered from the funds obtained. This report or
information shall be open for inspection of the general public. The
Regional Director or his duly authorized representative may, for the
protection of the public, likewise investigate the books, papers,
affairs and activities related to the aforestated purposes of any such
person, corporation, organization, or association: Provided, however,
That the provisions of Section 2 of this Decree shall not apply to any
organization or institution established for charitable or public
welfare purposes in its campaign for raising funds or soliciting public
subscriptions or any means for collecting funds which has been
authorized by Executive Proclamation. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. Upon approval of the application for a
solicitation permit, a fee of Twenty-Five Pesos (P25.00) shall be paid
to the cashier of the Department of Social Services and Development.
The money collected as fee for the issuance of solicitation permits
shall accrue to the Department asd for the maintenance of its
institutions and social services for its clientele.
Section 5. The Secretary of the Department of Social
Services and Development shall develop programs and services for the
needy and promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of
this Decree.
Section 6. Any person found violating the provisions
hereof or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant hereto shall
upon, conviction, suffer the penalty of imprisonment of not more than 1
year or a fine of not more than P1,000.00 or both such imprisonment and
fine, at the discretion of the court: Provided, however, That if the
offender is a corporation, organization or association, the penalty
shall be imposed upon the guilty officer or officers of the
corporation, organization or association; and if such guilty officers
is an alien, he shall be deported after serving sentence without
further proceedings. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 7. This decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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