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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 637
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 637 -
ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS CONCERNING
THE QUESTIONS FOR SUBMISSION IN THE JANUARY 30, 1975, REFERENDUM;
PROVIDING FOR AN INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE
DISSEMINATION AND EXPLANATION OF THE QUESTIONS INCLUDING THE
TRANSLATION THEREOF INTO THE MAJOR DIALECTS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
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WHEREAS,
pursuant to the powers granted it under Proclamation No. 1366,
promulgated on December 31, 1974, the Commission on Elections has
resolved to recommend the questions to be resolved and determined by
the members of barangays (citizens assemblies) in the National
Referendum on January 30, 1975; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, I am satisfied that these questions were formulated by the
Commission on Elections after due and extensive consultations with the
people on a nationwide scale and has taken steps through other various
ways to ascertain the issues uppermost in the mind of the nation;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in order to enable the barangay members to cast their votes
intelligently and with full understanding of the issues involved, it is
urgent to wage in all areas an effective, intensive, massive
educational and information campaign particularly in the urban and
rural communities:cralaw:red
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby decree
and order the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. Referendum Questions. — The questions to
be submitted in the January 30, 1975, shall be as follows:
I
For the Greater Manila Area comprising the cities of Manila, Quezon,
Pasay, and Caloocan; and the municipalities of Valenzuela in the
province of Bulacan and Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong,
Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pateros, San Juan del Monte,
Taguig, Pasig and Marikina in the province of Rizal; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
On Local Officials
1. There are proposals to restructure the government
of Greater Manila (four cities and 13 municipalities) into an
integrated Manager-Commission type appointed by the President. Under
these proposals, the cities and municipalities concerned shall retain
their political identities and boundaries as well as their government
organization; the present elective officials, unless sooner removed by
the President, may be retained up to December 31, 1975, when their
terms end, but shall not exercise powers pertaining to appropriations,
taxation and appointments. Do you favor this proposal?
On Martial Law
1. Inherent in his powers as Commander-in-Chief and
under the Constitution ratified and formally adopted by the people on
January 17, 1973, the President of the Philippines has been issuing
proclamations, orders, decrees and instructions with the force of law.
Do you approve of the manner the President has exercised this power?
2. Do you want the President to continue exercising
the same?
3. There are suggestions that martial law be lifted.
Do you want martial law to continue? chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
On the Legislative Body
1. In the January, 1973 referendum, the people
decided that there be no elections in the meantime and the interim
Assembly should not be convened by the President.
Now do you want the President to convene the interim National Assembly
immediately?
II
For areas outside of the Greater Manila Area.
On Local Officials
1. The terms of office of your local elective
officials expire on December 31, 1975. Do you want their successors to
be appointed by the President or elected in accordance with the
Constitution?
On Martial Law
1. Inherent in his powers as Commander-in-Chief and
under the Constitution ratified and formally adopted by the people on
January 17, 1973, the President of the Philippines has been issuing
proclamations, orders, decrees and instructions with the force of law.
Do you approve of the manner the President has exercised this power?
2. Do you want the President to continue exercising
the same?
3. There are suggestions that martial law be lifted.
Do you want martial law to continue? chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
On the Legislative Body
1. In the January, 1973 referendum, the people
decided that there be no elections in the meantime and the interim
Assembly should not be convened by the President.
Do you want the President to convene the interim National Assembly
immediately?
Section 2. Educational and Information Campaign. —
Without prejudice to the rights of private individuals to engage in
discussion or debates on the questions as provided by a separate
decree, orally or in writing, the Commission on Elections shall
disseminate the questions herein adopted as widely as possible through
the fastest possible means and shall explain to the people in the
simplest manner to assure that the barangay members fully understand
the meaning and sense of the issues involved.
Section 3. Assistance of other Agencies. — To
implement the provision of the preceding section, the Commission on
Elections is hereby empowered to avail of the facilities and personnel
of any department, government office, agency or instrumentality after
due consultations with the respective heads thereof.
Section 4. Translation into Major Dialects. — The
questions shall be translated into all the dialects spoken by at least
50,000 persons and such translation shall be printed in poster form in
sufficient number using cheap but appropriate material.
At least two weeks before the referendum the printed translation shall
be displayed in all conspicuous places in the areas where the dialect
used in the translation is spoken; provided, however, that in each
referendum center on referendum day, there shall be posted in a place
that can be seen by all as many copies as necessary of the printed
posters of the translated questions. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5. Prohibited Acts and Penalty. — The
penalty of imprisonment from six months but not more than one year
shall be imposed upon a person who:cralaw:red
1. Removes, tears down, mutilates or otherwise
destroys any translated poster displayed in the places required in this
decree;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
2. Impedes, obstructs, delays or otherwise
frustrates the distribution of informative or educational leaflets,
brochures and other materials;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
3. Prints and distributes materials which tend
maliciously to distort through misleading translation the questions
herein adopted.
Section 6. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations. —
The Commission on Elections shall promulgate rules and regulations to
carry out the provisions of this decree.
Section 7. Appropriations. — To carry out the
provisions of this decree the sum of THREE MILLION PESOS
(P3,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Section 8. Repealing Clause. — All laws, executive
orders, decrees, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent
with the provisions of this Decree are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly.
Section 9. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 7th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-five.
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