Amending Paragraph (III) (1), Sec. 178 Of Election Code

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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1343

AMENDING PARAGRAPH (iii) (1), Sec. 178 OF ELECTION CODE

WHEREAS, paragraph (iii) (1), Sec. 178 of the 1978 Election Code penalizes any person selling, furnishing, offering or taking intoxicating liquor two days immediately preceding election day and on election day;

WHEREAS, representations have been made in behalf of hotels and other establishments catering to foreign tourist to exempt them from the liquor ban in view of its adverse effects on the development and promotion of tourism;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree:

Section 1. Paragraph (iii) (1), Sec. 178 of the 1978 Election Code amended. Paragraph (iii) (1), Sec. 178 of the 1978 Election Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(iii) (1) Any person who sells, furnishes, offers or takes intoxicating liquor on the days fixed by law for registration of voters in the voting centers, or on any of the...

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Summary of Presidential Decree No. 1343

Amending Paragraph (iii) (1), Section 178 of the 1978 Election Code

- Prohibition on Selling or Taking Intoxicating Liquor
• Section 1 amends Paragraph (iii) (1), Section 178 of the 1978 Election Code.
• It prohibits any person from selling, furnishing, offering, or taking intoxicating liquor on the following days:
    • Days fixed by law for voter registration in voting centers.
    • Two days immediately preceding election day.
    • Election day.

- Exemption for Hotels and Tourist Establishments
• Hotels and other establishments duly accredited by the Department of Tourism as tourist-oriented and habitually catering to foreign tourists may be exempted from the liquor ban. (Section 1)
• The exemption is subject to the following conditions:
    • For justifiable reasons.
    • Upon prior authority of the Commission on Elections.

- Effectivity
• This decree shall take effect immediately. (Section 2)