WHEREAS,
upon the lifting of martial law, the reform programs initiated under
Proclamation No. 1081 should continue to be institutionalized and made
permanent and lasting; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, Article XVII, Section 3(2) of the Constitution provides for
the validity of all proclamations, orders, decrees, instructions, and
acts of the incumbent President under Proclamation No. 1081 and their
effectivity until expressly and explicitly modified or repealed by the
incumbent President or the regular National Assembly;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in the continuing implementation of these proclamations,
orders, decrees, instructions, and acts in the institutionalization of
reform programs, it is essential that all public officials and
employees be encouraged to perform their functions efficiently and
expeditiously, free from vexations and time-consuming delays and
litigations. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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 follows:cralaw:red
Section 1. All official acts, decisions or orders
performed, executed or issued by the Minister of National Defense or
any other Cabinet member or by any other public officer of the civilian
government or member of the Armed Forces in carrying out orders or
regulations issued by me pursuant to Presidential Proclamations Nos.
1081 and 1104 are and shall be deemed to have been authorized by me and
considered for all intents and purposes as the official acts,
decisions, and orders of the incumbent President. Evidence of any act
done in obedience to or in implementation of an order, rule,
regulation, decree or instructions issued or promulgated by me or any
Cabinet member authorized by me shall not be admissible in any criminal
or civil case against the officer or employee of the civil government
or the military or defense establishment concerned. Neither shall it
constitute a cause of action in any civil case for wrongdoing or
damages or a basis for criminal liability in any court of
law. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 16th day of January in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-one.
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