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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 183
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 183
- PROVIDING FOR THE ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF RESERVISTS OF THE ARMED
FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES; GRANTING SECURITY OF TENURE TO RESERVISTS
EMPLOYED IN PRIVATE FIRMS WHILE UNDERGOING REFRESHER TRAINING,
MOBILIZATION OR ASSEMBLY TESTS OR ANNUAL ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING IN
FULFILLMENT OF THEIR MILITARY OBLIGATIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS,
the reservists of the Armed Forces of the Philippines constitute the
bigger bulk of its manpower requirement in the event of total or
partial military mobilization in time of war during periods of national
emergency; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, records pertaining to the number, status, location, skills and
other important information regarding AFP reservists are either
lacking, incomplete or not up-to-date, thus rendering difficult their
prompt, orderly and efficient mobilization and utilization during war
or national emergencies;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, existing laws and regulations are not adequate for purposes of
maintaining up-to-date and reliable information, data, and pertinent
records concerning AFP reservists, necessitating the adoption of
appropriate remedial measures;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, to provide for a more effective reserve training and defense
build-up program, it is further necessary to grant security of tenure
for reservists employed in private firms and establishment during
periods of absence while fulfilling their military obligations to the
Republic, subject to certain conditions; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me 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, continued
in Proclamation No. 1104, dated January 17, 1973, and General Order No.
1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby order and decree
that henceforth:cralaw:red
a. Within the period from 1 to 31 May 1973, and
during the same period annually thereafter, it shall be mandatory for
all reservists of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to register with
the local civil registrar of the city of municipality where they
reside, under such implementing rules and regulations as the Secretary
of National Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Local
Governments, shall promulgate and publish; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Any reservist of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines who, without lawful excuse or justification, shall fail to
register with the local civil registrar as provided for above within
the period herein prescribed shall, upon conviction at hard labor for
not more than one year and/or pay a fine of not to exceed one thousand
pesos.
c. It shall be the duty of the local civil registrar
to forward copies of all registration documents accomplished by
reservists as provided herein to the Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of
the Philippines. The local civil registrar shall likewise report
immediately to the Armed Forces of the Philippines the death of any
person known to him or publicly known to be a reservists of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines.
d. Notification to the Armed Forces of the
Philippines of the impending departure of a reservist from the country
shall be a prerequisite to the issuance or validation of a passport
and/or travel clearance. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e. The National Computer Center shall render such
technical assistance as may be necessary in the updating and analysis
of records of reservists.
f. Any employee of any private commercial,
industrial, or agricultural firm, with an annual gross volume of
business of not less than two hundred and fifty thousand pesos and with
a personnel force of at least twenty employees, who is called to
undergo refresher training, or a mobilization or assembly test, or
annual active duty training in the Armed Forces of the Philippines,
shall not loss his position or suffer any loss of pay due to his
absence in the fulfillment of his military obligation: Provided, That
said firm shall be entitled to claim the salaries paid to such employee
during such training period as a deductible item in its income tax
return; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
g. The penalty of imprisonment for not more than six
months and/or a fine not to exceed one thousand pesos shall be imposed
upon any employer or responsible public official who shall prevent the
fulfillment by any employee of the latter's obligation to undergo any
military refresher training, mobilization or assembly test or annual
active duty training as may be required by law.
h. The Armed Forces of the Philippines may transmit
in the mail, free of charge, all official communications and papers
directly connected with the objectives and purposes of this Decree. The
envelope or wrapper of the privileged mail matter shall bear on the
upper left corner the name, official designation and station of the
official sending such mail matter and on the upper right corner, the
words: "Private or unauthorized use to avoid payment of postage is
penalized by fine or imprisonment of both." Any person who uses the
privilege granted herein for private or unauthorized purposes, shall be
punished by a fine of five hundred pesos or imprisonment of not more
than three years, or both.
All provisions of laws, rules and regulations, which are in conflict
with this Decree are hereby modified and/or amended
accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 6th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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