Defining The Conditions Under Which The President May Issue Orders Of Arrest Or Commitment Orders During Martial Law Or When The Privilege Of The Writ Of Habeas Corpus Is Suspended

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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1836

DEFINING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE PRESIDENT MAY ISSUE ORDERS OF ARREST OR COMMITMENT ORDERS DURING MARTIAL LAW OR WHEN THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IS SUSPENDED

WHEREAS, implicit in the Constitution is the power of the President to issue orders of arrest or commitment orders during a state of martial law or when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended; and

WHEREAS, it is desirable that the conditions under which such order of arrest or commitment orders may be issued by the President are defined;

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

Section 1. During a state of martial law or when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended, the President may issue orders of arrest or commitment orders as to any person whose arrest or detention is, in the judgment of...

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