Declaring Violations Of General Orders No. 6 And No. 7 DatedSeptember 22, 1972 AndSeptember 23, 1972, Respectively, To Be Unlawful And Providing Penalties Therefor.

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Summary of Presidential Decree No. 9

Declaring Violations of General Orders No. 6 and No. 7 Unlawful and Providing Penalties

- Violations of General Orders No. 6 and No. 7 are unlawful. Penalties are as follows:
• Section 1(a): Mandatory death penalty by firing squad or electrocution if:
• Unlicensed firearm involved and assault/resistance against authorities resulting in death.
• Unlicensed firearm used in crimes against persons, property or chastity causing death.
• Unlicensed firearm used in violation of General Orders/Instructions under Proclamation 1081.
• Section 1(b): 20 years to life imprisonment if violation not covered by Section 1(a).
• Section 1(c): Same penalties for company officers who allow company firearms to violate Orders 6 and 7.

- Section 2: Unlawful to possess deadly weapons like grenades, explosives, bombs, etc. Penalty is 10-15 years imprisonment.

- Section 3: Unlawful to carry bladed/pointed weapons like knives, spears, bolos outside residence except as tools for livelihood. Penalty is 5-10 years imprisonment.

- Section 4: If violations in Sections 2 and 3 are committed during another crime, maximum penalty shall be imposed plus penalty for that other crime.