Calling Upon All Young Men, Citizens of the Philippines, Who Shall Attain the Age of 20 Years in the Calendar Year 1936 and Succeeding Years, to Register For Military Instruction
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Calling Upon All Young Men, Citizens of the Philippines, Who Shall Attain the Age of 20 Years in the Calendar Year 1936 and Succeeding Years, to Register For Military Instruction
Proclamation No. 23
January 11, 1936
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Summary of Proclamation No. 23Registration for Military Instruction
- All male Philippine citizens who attain the age of 20 years in 1936 and succeeding years are required to register for military instruction. (Section 1)
- Registration period: April 1 to April 7 of each year, during regular office hours. (Section 2)
- Those unable to visit registration places due to illness or other reasons shall be registered by their parents or legal guardians. (Section 3)
- Persons convicted of crimes against the government or involving moral turpitude are not permitted to register unless previously pardoned by the President. (Section 4)
Exemptions from Registration
- Members of the Philippine Scouts and the Philippine Army. (Section 5a)
- Philippine citizens residing abroad, but must register within 5 days of return if under 30 years old. (Section 5b)
- Persons incarcerated awaiting trial or serving a sentence, but must register upon release if under 30 years old. (Section 5c)
Registration Process
- In cities, municipalities, and municipal districts, municipal secretaries are designated as registering officers, supervised by municipal presidents. (Section 6)
- In outlying barrios, municipal councils shall designate government officers or employees as deputy registering officers. (Section 6)
- In Manila and Baguio, chiefs of police shall designate responsible officers as registering officers and deputy registering officers. (Section 6)
- A military register shall be maintained as a permanent record in each city, municipality, or municipal district. (Section 7)
- Registrants' names shall be entered serially in the military register. (Section 8)
- Registrants shall provide information such as name, address, date and place of birth, civil status, dependents, employment, educational attainments, service branch preference, and place of service preference. (Section 9)
- Registrants shall be issued a registration card with a serial number corresponding to their entry in the military register. (Section 10)
- Changes of address must be promptly reported to the registering officer for updating the military register and registration card. (Section 11)
Reporting and Supervision
- After registration, copies of the number and description of registrants shall be forwarded to the acceptance board, provincial military commander, and Provost Marshal General. (Section 12)
- District and provincial military commanders or their assistants shall supervise the recruitment, have access to registration records, provide instructions, and report irregularities to the Provost Marshal General. (Section 13)
- Detailed instructions on registration, examination, classification, and selection of trainees are prescribed in the Military Service Regulations. (Section 14)
- Registration cards shall be carefully preserved by registrants as a certificate of fulfilling their first military obligation to the State. (Section 15)
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Calling Upon All Young Men, Citizens of the Philippines, Who Shall Attain the Age of 20 Years in the Calendar Year 1936 and Succeeding Years, to Register For Military Instruction
Proclamation No. 23
•January 11, 1936
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 23
CALLING UPON ALL YOUNG MEN, CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINES, WHO SHALL ATTAIN THE AGE OF 20 YEARS IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 1936 AND SUCCEEDING YEARS, TO REGISTER FOR MILITARY INSTRUCTION.
I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power conferred upon me by sections fifty-four and fifty-five of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, entitled "The National Defense Act," do hereby call upon all young men, citizens of the Philippines, who shall attain the age of twenty years during the calendar year nineteen hundred and thirty-six, and succeeding years, to register for military instruction in the city, municipality, or municipal district government in which they reside.
The following rules and regulations shall be followed in the registration and selection of trainees for military service:
1. All male citizens of the Philippine who have attained or shall attain the age of twenty years during the calendar year nineteen hundred and thirty-six shall register for military service. In succeeding years, young men shall be...
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