Extending Franking Privilege To Papers Connected With Judicial Proceedings.
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Extending Franking Privilege To Papers Connected With Judicial Proceedings.
Presidential Decree No. 26
October 21, 1972
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Summary of Presidential Decree No. 26Extending Franking Privilege to Papers Connected with Judicial Proceedings
- Grants franking privilege to certain judicial officials to transmit official communications and papers related to judicial proceedings through mail, free of charge. [Section 1]
• This privilege applies to judges of the Courts of First Instance, Circuit Criminal Courts, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts, Courts of Agrarian Relations, Court of Industrial Relations, Military Tribunals, and City and Municipal Courts.
• The envelope or wrapper must bear the name, official designation, and station of the sending official on the left upper corner, and the words "Private or unauthorized use to avoid payment of postage is penalized by fine or imprisonment or both" on the right upper corner. [Section 2]
- Authorizes the Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communication to promulgate necessary rules and regulations within thirty (30) days from the publication of this Decree. [Section 3]
• Any person who uses the privilege for private or unauthorized purposes shall be punished by a fine of five hundred pesos or imprisonment of not more than three years, or both. [Section 3]
- The Decree took effect immediately upon its issuance on October 21, 1972.
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Extending Franking Privilege To Papers Connected With Judicial Proceedings.
Presidential Decree No. 26
•October 21, 1972
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 26 October 21, 1972
EXTENDING FRANKING PRIVILEGE TO PAPERS CONNECTED WITH JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
WHEREAS, it is a primordial duty of the Government to restore and strengthen the faith of the people in our judicial tribunals as effective instrumentalities for the redress of their grievances;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to equip the existing machinery of justice with all the necessary facilities which will enable it to act swiftly;
WHEREAS, one of the causes for the delay of judicial proceedings is the inability of our tribunals to promptly notify the parties of scheduled court proceedings for lack of postage stamps;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, do hereby order and decree as part of the law of the land that:
(1) Judges of the Courts of First Instance, Circuit Criminal Courts, Juvenile and...
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Executive Issuances
Presidential Decrees
franking privilege
judicial proceedings
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judges
postage
penalties
rules and regulations
fines
imprisonment
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 26 October 21, 1972
EXTENDING FRANKING PRIVILEGE TO PAPERS CONNECTED WITH JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
WHEREAS, it is a primordial duty of the Government to restore and strengthen the faith of the people in our judicial tribunals as effective instrumentalities for the redress of their grievances;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to equip the existing machinery of justice with all the necessary facilities which will enable it to act swiftly;
WHEREAS, one of the causes for the delay of judicial proceedings is the inability of our tribunals to promptly notify the parties of scheduled court proceedings for lack of postage stamps;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, do hereby order and decree as part of the law of the land that:
(1) Judges of the Courts of First Instance, Circuit Criminal Courts, Juvenile and...
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