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RA 1190 Section 5

RA 1190 Section 5

Civil Defense Measures.

Section 5

SEC. 5. Civil Defense Measures.— In time of war directly involving the Philippines or other national emergency of equally grave character proclaimed as above stated with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members each House of Congress, the President shall be and is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulation in order to carry out the civil defense program as prepared and established by the National Civil Defense Administration. Any person, firm or corporation found guilty of any violation of the rules and regulations promulgated by the President under the authority of this section shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than ten thousand pesos, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. If such violation is committed by a firm, association, or corporation, the managing head or heads thereof shall be criminally responsible therefor.

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CitationRA 1190 Section 5 (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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