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Act No. 322 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. From and after the date aforesaid the Military Governor shall not have the power to suspend the operation of any part of the laws of the Commission for the government of Cebu and substitute therefor temporary general orders of his own having the effect of law. The full jurisdiction of the court established for the Island of Cebu by the Judiciary Act is reestablished in the Province of Cebu, including the right to issue the writ of habeas corpus in all cases as provided by law, and military commissions and provost courts shall no longer have jurisdiction and authority to try crimes and misdemeanors, as provided in said Act, but the same shall only be triable in the civil court.

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CitationAct No. 322 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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