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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1207
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1207 -
RECOGNIZING THE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE HUKBALAHAP UNDER LUIS M. TARUC
WHO FOUGHT THE JAPANESE IN WORLD WAR II AS ELEMENTS OF THE UNDERGROUND
FORCES IN THE PHILIPPINES DURING WORLD WAR II, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, in
March 1942, when the fall of Bataan became imminent, a group of
Filipino peasants and workers led by Luis M. Taruc banded together in a
barrio in Central Luzon to organize a resistance movement, otherwise
known as the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon (HUKBALAHAP) directed
against the Japanese Imperial Army during the occupation of the
Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the active participation of these guerilla fighters must be
recognized by the government of the Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. The former members of the Hukbo ng Bayan
Laban sa Hapon (HUKBALAHAP) who actually fought the Japanese at any
time during the period from 1941 to 1945 under Luis M. Taruc are hereby
recognized officially as elements of the underground forces of the
Commonwealth Government of the Philippines during World War II. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. The Philippine Veterans Affairs Office
shall make a listing of these members of the HUKBALAHAP who fought the
Japanese during World War II, in coordination with the existing
agencies concerned.
Section 3. The Philippine Veterans Affairs Office
shall process the said claim in coordination with the existing agencies
concerned. It shall establish such rules and regulations necessary to
establish the service record of these members, in coordination with the
organizers, staff, or commanders of the HUKBALAHAP under Luis M. Taruc.
Section 4. Agencies implementing the pertinent laws
on veterans benefits are hereby enjoined to receive, process,
adjudicate and grant, if warranted, the claims of HUKBALAHAP members or
their dependents for hospitalization and scholarship, notwithstanding
any previous deadlines established to the contrary.
Section 5. Such provisions of existing laws, decrees,
rules or regulations inconsistent with the provisions of the Decree,
are hereby modified accordingly.
Section 6. This decree shall take effect upon
approval. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 7th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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