Amending Section 14 Of Presidential Decree No. 1352

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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1390

AMENDING SECTION 14 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1352

WHEREAS, the projects undertaken under the Armed Forces of the Philippines Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Program are vital to the security of the Republic of the Philippines because of the nature of the products and are pioneering industries in the in-country manufacture of defense items which heretofore used to be purchased and acquired from sources abroad;

WHEREAS, at the early stage of the life of the industries under the Armed Forces of the Philippines Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Program, the Armed Forces of the Philippines is the sole market and the customs duty and internal revenue tax that will be imposed subsequently would only be passed on to the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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

Section 1 of Presidential Decree No. 1352 dated April 21, 1978, is hereby amended...

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Summary of Presidential Decree No. 1390

Amends Section 14 of Presidential Decree No. 1352

- Exempts products under the Armed Forces of the Philippines Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Program from customs duty and internal revenue tax. (Section 1)
- Rationale:
  • SRDP projects are vital for national security as they involve pioneering in-country manufacture of defense items previously imported. (Whereas clause)
  • At the early stage, the Armed Forces is the sole market, so taxes would only be passed on to them. (Whereas clause)
- Takes effect immediately. (Section 1)