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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 169
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 169
- REQUIRING DOCTORS, HOSPITALS, CLINICS, ETC. TO REPORT TREATMENT FOR
PHYSICAL INJURIES
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WHEREAS,
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972 and No.
1104, dated January 17, 1973, martial law has been declared throughout
the Philippines to, among other goals, restore and maintain peace and
order;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, for the attainment of the aforesaid goal, and to enable the
law-enforcement agencies to keep track of all violent crimes, conduct
timely investigations thereon and effect the immediate arrest of the
perpetrators thereof, it is necessary that all persons treating
injuries resulting from any form of violence be required to report such
fact to said agencies;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, while some of the victims of violent crimes, or those who may
have sustained physical injuries in the act of committing or as the
result of the commission of a crime submit themselves for medical
treatment in hospitals, medical clinics, sanitariums, or other medical
establishments, or to medical practitioners, they do not report their
injuries to the law-enforcement agencies for one reason or another;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, pursuant to Proclamations No.
1081, dated September 21, 1972 and No. 1104, dated January 17, 1973 and
in my capacity as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the
Philippines, do hereby order and decree that:cralaw:red
1. The attending physician of any hospital, medical
clinic, sanitarium or other medical establishments, or any medical
practitioner, who has treated any person for serious or less serious
physical injuries as those injuries are defined in Articles 262, 263,
264 and 265 of the Revised Penal Code shall report the fact of such
treatment personally or by fastest means of communication to the
nearest Philippine Constabulary unit without delay: Provided, That no
fee shall be charged for the transmission of such report through
government communication facilities;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
2. The report called for in this Decree shall
indicate when practicable, the name, age; address and nearest of kin of
the patient; the nature and probable cause of the injury; the
approximate time and date when, and the place where, the injury was
sustained; the time, date, and nature of treatment; and the physical
diagnosis and/or disposition of the patient; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
I do further order and decree that any violation of this Decree and/or
the rules and regulations which shall be promulgated by competent
authorities in accordance herewith, with malicious intent or gross
negligence, shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment for not less than
one year nor more than three (3) years and/or a fine of not less than
1,000 nor more than 3,000 pesos, as a military tribunal may direct. In
addition, the government license or permit of the attending physician
to practice his profession shall be cancelled by the Civil Service
Commission after the sentence imposed by the military tribunal has
become final and executory.
The Secretary of Health and the Secretary of National Defense shall
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the
purposes of this Decree.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 4th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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