I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant
to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order
No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, do hereby decree and order the further
amendment of Presidential Decree No. 23, as amended, so that the
prohibition against inquiry into tax amnesty returns shall apply to all
officials and employees of the Government, thus:
Paragraph 3 of Presidential Decree No. 23, as amended, is further
amended to read as follows:
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"Any official or employee of the Government who would inquire,
question, or attempt to inquire into the tax amnesty return filed by any
taxpayer shall be guilty of grave misconduct for which he will be
summarily dismissed from the service."
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Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of March, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Assistant Executive Secretary