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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 690 - EXTENDING
THE EFFECTIVITY OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED
FORTY-FIVE DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1980, AS AMENDED BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE
NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN, DATED DECEMBER 4, 1980
WHEREAS, Section 1 of Presidential
Decree No. 1745, dated November 20, 1980, as amended by Presidential
Decree No. 1747, dated December 3, 1980 grants amnesty to persons who
prior to the promulgation of the Decree have been under arrest and/or
investigation for, charged with or convicted of simple illegal
possession of firearm, ammunition or explosive, provided that they
shall apply therefore in writing to the proper authorities within three
(3) months from such date of effectivity;
WHEREAS, Section s 3, 4 and 5 of the same Decree, as amended, provide
for the surrender of unlicensed or loose firearms, ammunition or
explosive without incurring criminal liability therefor with the
privilege of applying for license to possess the same, if qualified,
and if not to sell the same to qualified firms or individuals;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the aforestated Decree, as amended, acceptance of
applications for amnesty ceased last February 20, 1981 while the
surrender of loose firearm, ammunition or explosive with the
accompanying privileges ceased to be effective last May 1, 1981.
WHEREAS, there are numerous requests for the extension of the
effectivity of the aforementioned Decree so that they may avail of the
beneficial provisions thereof;
WHEREAS, in line with the government’s policy of compassion,
reconciliation, accommodation and normalization, the Government finds
these requests meritorious.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order that:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
Sec. 3.
Sec. 4. Since 19.07.98.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-one.
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