WHEREAS, in line with my Letter of Instruction No.
1, dated September 22, 1972, issued pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081,
dated September 21, 1972, the Secretary of National Defense and the
Press Secretary took over the control of all newspapers wherever they
are for the duration of the present national emergency, or until
otherwise ordered by me or by my duly designated representative to
prevent further subversive activity to undermine faith and confidence in
the Government;
WHEREAS, as a consequence of said take-over, the
requirements in Section 1 and 2 of Republic Act No. 4569 (June 19,
1965), as amended by Republic Act No. 4883 (June 17, 1967) regarding the
publication of judicial notices, or announcements in a newspaper or
periodical which has been regularly published for at least two years
before the date of publication of the notices of announcements and the
distribution of said notices to qualified newspapers by lit cannot be
complied with;
WHEREAS, the inability to comply with the
aforementioned requirements has resulted in the paralyzation of the
normal transactions of the government and private sectors, such as
foreclosure of mortgages, sale of property on execution, naturalization
proceedings and letting of contracts for public works construction
projects;
WHEREAS, this paralyzation is inimical to the
economic growth of the country;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS,
Commander-in-Chief of all 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, as amended, and in order to
effect desired changes and reforms in the social, economic and political
structures of our society, do hereby decree, that the publication of
the notices mentioned in Section 1 of Republic Act No. 4569, as amended
by Republic Act No. 4883, may be made in a newspaper, with a nationwide
circulation published regularly, by a government agency or entity, and
in any newspaper published and edited in any part of the country which
is in operation during the existence of the present national emergency;
and that the distribution of said notices by lot as required by Section 2
of the aforementioned Act shall be dispensed with in case only one
newspaper is in operation in a particular area or region. These
amendments are hereby adopted and approved, and made part of the law of
the land.
This Decree shall take effect immediately, provided that amendments,
changes and modifications may be made by me and the same shall take
effect after my announcement thereof or by my duly designated
representative.
Any provision or provisions of any law, regulation or executive order
in conflict with this Decree is hereby set aside.
Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of October, in the year of
Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Assistant Executive Secretary