Section 52 of the Judiciary Act (Republic Act No. 296, as amended
by Presidential Decree No. 204 dated June 5, 1973) and other laws or
orders inconsistent herewith are hereby amended.
Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of July, in the year
of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
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CitationPD 506 Section 52 (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).
