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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 598
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 598 -
AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 433 ENTITLED, "GRANTING GENERAL
AMNESTY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, OTHER
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND OTHER PERSONS FOR VIOLATION OF ELECTION LAWS AND OTHER
RELATED STATUTES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTION OF 1965, 1967, 1969,
1971 AND THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION"
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WHEREAS,
Presidential Decree No. 433 dated April 8, 1974, granting general
amnesty under certain conditions to violators of election laws and
under related statutes applies only to: (1) Those "facing charges" and
(2) "All public school teachers, other government officials and
employees, members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines," not
including other persons outside of the government service; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there are valid reasons to broaden the limited applicability
of Presidential Decree No. 433 so as to include the following: (1)
other persons who may not necessarily be public school teachers, other
government employees, members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines;
(2) persons who have been sentenced under final judgment, including
those who have already served the penalties imposed upon them but are
still subject to accessory penalties; (3) persons involved in the
violation of laws relative to the election of barrio or barangay
officials; and (4) persons involved in the violation of decrees
relative to the national referendum of July 27-28, 1973, not previously
entitled to amnesty; and chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, broadening the scope of amnesty would correspondingly
strengthen the government's moral posture vis-a-vis the "continuing
effort of the leadership to heal the wounds inflicted in the past
and to provide a fresh start for all concerned to help build the New
Society;"
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. Section 1 of Presidential Decree No. 433
is hereby amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 1. General amnesty is hereby granted to
all public school teachers, other government officials and employees,
members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and other persons facing
charges or who have been sentenced under final judgment including those
who have already served the penalties imposed upon them, for violation
of election laws or other related statutes in connection with the
elections of 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, and the election of Delegates to
the Constitutional Convention, all the barrio or barangay elections,
and the referendum of July 27-28, 1973, subject to the conditions
provided in the succeeding section."
Section 2. A new section shall be inserted between
SEC. 3 and SEC. 4 to be known as "SEC. 3-A" and shall read as
follows: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"Sec. 3-A. Without prejudice to the right of
any person serving sentence to avail of the benefits of this decree by
directly petitioning the Commission on Elections, the court shall
furnish the Commission on Elections with a list of persons who may have
been convicted therein for the offenses covered by this decree. The
Commission on Elections shall then determine who are entitled to
amnesty as herein provided.
"In the case of a person who has served his sentence or is pardoned
conditionally, or is under parole and still subject to accessory
penalties, such person may petition the Commission on Elections to
declare him entitled to the amnesty granted herein."
Section 3. The Commission on Elections shall
promulgate rules and regulations to implement this Decree.
Section 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 3rd day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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