PD 1165 Preamble

Preamble

WHEREAS the appellate review of case heard and tried by military tribunals, created pursuant to General Order No. 8, dated September 27, 1972, and Presidential Decree No. 39, and general court-martial, as provided in Presidential Decree No. 978, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1042, may still be expedited and made more adequate; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree as part of the law of the land the following amendments to Presidential Decree No. 978:

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