WHEREAS, pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated
September 21, 1972, the Philippines has been placed under a state of
martial law;
WHEREAS, martial law has been declared because of
the anarchy and disorder perpetrated by a group of men pursuing a
sinister campaign of vilification against political institutions of our
country;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to curb this nefarious
campaign;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS,
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in order
to attain the desired results of the aforesaid Proclamation do hereby
order and decree that:
(1) The penalty of prision correcional in its minimum period shall
be imposed upon any person who, without taking up being in open
hostility against the Government or without inciting others to the
execution of any act of rebellion, shall print or publish any handbill,
leaflet, poster or other similar materials, or shall possess, distribute
or circulate any immoral or indecent picture or word on any wall,
fence, sidewalk or any other visible or private place, which incites or
tends to incite people to violence or to disregard, ridicule, defy or
ignore any lawful order or act of the Government or any of its officers
or which, in any case, tends to undermine the integrity of the
Government or the stability of the State.
(2) This Decree shall take effect after its publication in any
newspaper of general circulation.
Done in the City of Manila, this 28th 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.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary