WHEREAS, it is important that the delegated to the
Constitutional Convention conduct an information drive on the proposed new
Constitution, which they have approved, in order to afford our people the
opportunity to be more enlightened on its various features;
WHEREAS, it is equally important that the Constitutional
Convention wind up its affairs not later than January 31, 1973; and
WHEREAS, for these purposes, it is necessary that the
Government extend all assistance possible to the Constitutional Convention;
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, and General Order No. 1 dated
September 22, 1972, do hereby decree:
The Constitutional Convention shall wind up its affairs not later than
January 31, 1973.
The Constitutional Convention delegates shall conduct, pursuant to the
Executive Memorandum of the Constitutional Convention President Diosdado
Macapagal, dated December 2, 1972m an information campaign on the Constitution
throughout the country.
The amount of Three Million Four Hundred Thousand Pesos (P3,400,000) is
hereby appropriated for the above-mentioned purposes.
The funds reverted to the National Treasury appropriated under Republic Acts
Nos. 6132,6490 and 6427, intended for the Constitutional Convention, as well as
the unreleased portion of the funds appropriated under Republic Act No. 6427 and
Presidential Decree No. 14, dated October 5, 1972, are also hereby appropriated
for the same purpose.
In this connection, the Budget Commission is hereby ordered to release the
aforecited amounts immediately to the Constitutional Convention: Provided,
however, That the funds intended for the information drive of the
Constitutional Convention delegated shall be expended only upon the approval of
the Chairman of the Constitutional Convention Ratification Coordinating
Committee in such a manner as will effectively carry out the objectives of the
information drive as herein stated.
This Decree is hereby made part of the law of the land and shall take effect
immediately.
Done in the Coty of Manila, this 18th day of December, 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