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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1898
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1898
- AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1896 ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR
A GENERAL REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND
OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES
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I,
FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section 13 of Presidential Decree No.
1896 entitled "An act to provide for a general registration of voters,
appropriating funds therefor, and other similar purposes," is hereby
amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 13. Appointment of the members of the
committee. — The members of the citizens election committee
representing the ruling party and the dominant opposition party and
their substitutes shall be appointed by the Commission on Election not
later than March 7, 1984 upon nomination by the respective political
parties. For this purpose, the directorates of political parties shall
submit in writing to the Commission the names of their representatives
in each province and its component city or cities; highly urbanized
city; and district of Metropolitan Manila who shall in turn submit
likewise in writing not later than February 29, 1984 the names and
addresses of the persons whom they propose to be appointed as
representatives to the citizens election committee for each voting
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"In constituencies where there are more than one opposition party and
each of said parties submits its nomination and such nominations are in
favor of different persons, the Commission shall require said parties
to agree on the nomination of a common representative in the committee.
Should they fail to come to an agreement, the Commission shall
determine which among said parties is the dominant party, based on but
not limited to the following guidelines:cralaw:red
1. Capability of the political party to wage a bona
fide nationwide campaign as evidenced by the number of its members in
the Batasang Pambansa and the number of its members elected to
positions in the local governments as well as by its party
organization.
2. Bailiwicks or areas of political support.
3. Platform or program of government distinguishing
the political party from the other political parties in ideology and
orientation.
4. The record of the political party in the matter
of its adherence to constitutional provisions on elections, including
the duty and obligation of qualified citizens to register and to vote
in elections.
5. Capability of the political organization or group
to wage a bona fide nationwide campaign as shown, among others, by the
number of political parties or groups that have joined forces
thereunder at least six months before May 14, 1984, with candidates
throughout the country who are popularly identified with the
opposition. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"If any of the parties entitled to representation in the committee
fails to nominate its representative therein on or before February 29,
1984, the Commission shall appoint a public school teacher to fill the
vacancy."
Section 2. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 20th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-four.
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