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Executive Orders

Providing For The Transmission Free Of Charge Within The Philippines Of Official Mail Matter Of City And Provincial Fiscals

Executive Order No. 61

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 61 November 7, 1986

PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES OF OFFICIAL MAIL MATTER OF CITY AND PROVINCIAL FISCALS

I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

Sec. 1. City and Provincial Fiscals may transmit in the mail, free of charge, all official communications and papers directly connected with the conduct of their functions.

Sec. 2. The envelope or wrapper of the privileged mail matter shall bear on the left upper corner the name, official designation and station of the official sending such mail matter and on the right upper corner, the words: "Private or unauthorized use to avoid payment of postage is penalized by fine or imprisonment or both."

Sec. 3. The Minister of Transportation and Communications within thirty (30) days from the publication of this Order, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the foregoing provisions: Provided, That any person who uses the privilege granted hereunder for private or unauthorized purposes shall be punished...

Summary of Executive Order No. 61

Privilege of City and Provincial Fiscals to Send Official Mail Free of Charge
- City and Provincial Fiscals can transmit official communications and papers related to their functions through mail, free of charge. (Sec. 1)
- The envelope or wrapper must bear the sender's name, official designation, and station on the left upper corner, and the phrase "Private or unauthorized use to avoid payment of postage is penalized by fine or imprisonment or both" on the right upper corner. (Sec. 2)
- The Minister of Transportation and Communications shall issue rules and regulations within 30 days from the publication of this Order. (Sec. 3)
- Any person who misuses this 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. (Sec. 3)
- This Executive Order takes effect immediately. (Sec. 4)

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