WHEREAS, in
order to accelerate the restoration of peace and order which is one of
the objectives of Proclamations No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and
No. 1104, dated January 17, 1973, Presidential Decrees No. 95, dated
January 11, 1973, and No. 124, dated February 2, 1973, proclaimed
amnesty for certain classes of offenders; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it has always been the avowed policy of the Government to
unify our people and secure them from further violence, injuries and
loss of lives;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is provided in the said Decrees that cases now pending
before fiscals, civil courts and military tribunals against the said
offenders, shall be dismissed motu propio by the respective fiscals,
civil courts and military tribunals, either upon petition of the
prosecution or the accused after the grant of amnesty;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in order to render more effective the aforesaid Decrees, it is
necessary that all proceedings in connection with criminal cases
pending before fiscals, civil courts and military tribunals against
those who have applied for amnesty in accordance with said Presidential
Decrees No. 95 and No. 124, be suspended;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, reports from the military authorities indicate that a great
number of persons have applied for amnesty under said Decrees after the
deadline set therein, and there are still others who would want to
surrender and return to the folds of the law;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, pursuant to Proclamation 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 all proceedings before
military tribunals and/or civil courts in connection with all criminal
cases pending before them against all persons who have applied for
amnesty in accordance with Presidential Decrees No. 95 and No. 124,
dated January 11, 1973 and February 2, 1973, respectively, including
those persons who are excepted thereunder but who, nevertheless, have
applied for amnesty, shall be held in abeyance pending final action by
the President on their application for amnesty. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
I do further order and decree that the Secretary of National Defense or
his duly authorized representative may order the temporary release of
the said accused should they be under detention, as the Secretary of
National Defense or his duly authorized representative may deem
advisable, taking into consideration the national security;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
I do finally order and decree that the deadline for the filling of
applications for amnesty under Presidential Decrees No. 95, dated
January 11, 1973, and No. 124, dated February 2, 1973, both as amended
by Presidential Decree No. 158, dated March 17, 1973; is extended up to
July 15, 1973, provided that offenses covered by the aforesaid Decrees
which may have been committed after this promulgation may be the
subject of application for such amnesty.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 6th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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