Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro ManilaTenth Congress
Republic Act No. 8368 October 27, 1997
Repealed PD 772AN ACT REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 772, ENTITLED "PENALIZING SQUATTING AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTS."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled::
Section 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Squatting Law Repeal Act of 1997."
Section 2. Repeal. – Presidential Decree No. 772, entitled "Penalizing Squatting and Other Similar Acts" is hereby repealed.
Section 3. Effect on pending cases. – All pending cases under the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 772 shall be dismissed upon the effectivity of this Act.
Section 4. Effect on Republic Act No. 7279. – Nothing herein shall be construed to nullify, eliminate or diminish in any way Sec. 27 of Republic Act No. 7279 or any of its provisions relative to sanctions against professional squatters and squatting syndicates.
Section 5. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect thirty (30) days after its publication in...
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AN ACT REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 772
Republic Act No. 8368
Summary of Republic Act No. 8368 (Anti-Squatting Law Repeal Act of 1997)
Title
• This law shall be known as the "Anti-Squatting Law Repeal Act of 1997." (Section 1)
Repeal of Presidential Decree No. 772
• Presidential Decree No. 772, entitled "Penalizing Squatting and Other Similar Acts," is hereby repealed. (Section 2)
Effect on Pending Cases
• All pending cases under the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 772 shall be dismissed upon the effectivity of this Act. (Section 3)
Effect on Republic Act No. 7279
• This Act shall not nullify, eliminate, or diminish in any way Section 27 of Republic Act No. 7279 or any of its provisions relative to sanctions against professional squatters and squatting syndicates. (Section 4)
Effectivity
• This Act shall take effect thirty (30) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of national circulation. (Section 5)
Title
• This law shall be known as the "Anti-Squatting Law Repeal Act of 1997." (Section 1)
Repeal of Presidential Decree No. 772
• Presidential Decree No. 772, entitled "Penalizing Squatting and Other Similar Acts," is hereby repealed. (Section 2)
Effect on Pending Cases
• All pending cases under the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 772 shall be dismissed upon the effectivity of this Act. (Section 3)
Effect on Republic Act No. 7279
• This Act shall not nullify, eliminate, or diminish in any way Section 27 of Republic Act No. 7279 or any of its provisions relative to sanctions against professional squatters and squatting syndicates. (Section 4)
Effectivity
• This Act shall take effect thirty (30) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of national circulation. (Section 5)