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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 870
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 870 -
AUTHORIZING THE POSTMASTER GENERAL TO ACT AS EX-OFFICIO COLLECTOR OF
CUSTOMS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE Section 1139 OF THE REVISED
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
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WHEREAS,
Section 1139 of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended, defining
the general duties, powers and jurisdiction of the Bureau of Customs,
provides, among others, that the said Bureau shall supervise and
control the handling of foreign mails arriving in the Philippines for
the purpose of collecting the lawful duty on dutiable articles thus
imported and the prevention of smuggling through the mails; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there was pending before Congress, prior to the promulgation
of Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, a bill proposing to
transfer the function of the Bureau of Customs of the Bureau of Posts
with respect to foreign parcels, which proposed measure is considered
vital to the attainment of postal efficiency and progress and the
national development program of the Government; and
WHEREAS, there is now an urgent need to adopt a better and more
effective system of control and supervision in the handling of foreign
mails, particularly to pinpoint responsibility in case of loss or
tampering of such mails, which would render the postal service more
responsive to the requirements of the mailing public:cralaw:red
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section 1139 of the Revised Administrative
Code is hereby amended by deleting from the said Section paragraph (1)
thereof which provides that "the supervision and control over the
handling of foreign mails arriving in the Philippines, for the purpose
of the collection of the lawful duty on dutiable articles thus imported
and the prevention of smuggling through the medium of the mails" as
part of the general jurisdiction of the Bureau of Customs. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
The function provided under the aforequoted paragraph (i), of Section
1139 of the Revised Administrative Code, is hereby transferred from the
Bureau of Customs to the Bureau of Posts. For this purpose, the
Postmaster General is authorized to act as ex-officio Collector of
Customs for the postal service. As such, he shall enforce all laws and
regulations governing the examination, assessment, and collection of
customs duties over such foregoing mails or goods. He is authorized to
designate his agents or representatives from competent postal employees
and, when performing such additional duty, he shall be under the
technical supervision of the Secretary of Finance.
Section 2. After the promulgation of this Decree, the
Postmaster General shall promptly assign the necessary number of
qualified postal employees to undergo training in the Department of
Finance or the Bureau of Customs on the examination and proper
appraisal of the contents of foreign mails or postal parcels and
assessment of customs duties and taxes thereon, before he and his
authorized representatives shall be completed within six months from
the start thereof.
Section 3. Any provision of law inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed or amended accordingly. This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 6th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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