Proclamation No. 38, s. 2001

MALACANANG MANILA

PMs: PROCLAMATION NO. 38 mS LIBRARY

DECLARING A STATE OF REBELLION IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

WHEREAS, the angry and violent mob, armed with explosives, firearms, bladed weapons, clubs, stones and other deadly weapons, in great part coming from the mass gathering at the EDSA Shrine, and other armed groups, having been agitated and incited and, acting upon the instigation and under the: command and direction of known and unknown leaders, have.and continue to assault and attempt to break into Malacafiang with the avowed purpose of overthrowing the duly constituted Government and forcibly seize political

‘power, and have and continue to rise publicly, show open hostility, and take up

arms against the duly constituted Government for the purpose of removing from the allegiance to the Government certain bodies of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, and to deprive the President of the Republic of the Philippines, wholly or partially, of her powers and prerogatives which constitute the continuing crime of rebellion punishable under Article 134 of the Revised Penal Code;

WHEREAS, armed groups recruited by known and unknown leaders, conspirators, and plotters have and continue to rise publicly and by the use of arms overthrow the duly constituted Government and forcibly seize political power;

WHEREAS, under Article VII, Section 18 of the Constitution, whenever it becomes necessary, the President as the Commander-in-Chief of all armed

forces of the Philippines, may call out such armed forces to suppress the rebellion; .

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law hereby recognize and confirm the existence of an actual and on-going rebellion compelling me to declare a state of rebellion.

In view of the foregoing, I am issuing General Order No. 1 in accordance with Section 18, Article VII of the Constitution calling upon the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to suppress and quell the rebellion.

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The undersigned Assistant City Prosecutor hereby accuse SENATOR - JUAN PONCE ENRILE | »and:, JOHN/, ‘JANE DOES of the crime of | REBELLION ‘‘defined ‘under’ ‘Article! 134° ‘and’ penalized under the first

paragraph of Art. 135 eee the Revised Penal Code, as amended by R. A, 6968, committed as follows: ne

‘That on or about ferry 28° ‘20013 ‘and for sometime before the said, date and. continuously; thereafter; in, front of the EDSA ., Shrine, . Quezon :City,,.a. ‘Place ;;within j ithe, jurisdiction, of: this... Honorable. Court, accused SENATOR ‘JUAN; ;PONCE.-ENRILE, 2.05: together:i: with’: other’! JOHN#andifJANE|" DOES; “conspiring,”’- shes confederating': ‘and ‘mutually? rhelping¥one! ‘another, ‘did:then ‘and? = there; willfully, . unlawfullygand ifeloniously} promote,’ “maintain, direct, ‘speak, for, head ‘o ‘perform similan‘acts‘on’ ‘behalf. of the- .. pro-Estrada.’ ‘demonstrators to to. rise? publicly. and’ \take, » arms. « against ‘the: Government ‘ofthe: ‘Republic’ of tthe! ‘Philippines’ for’: the purpose ’so lepriving ‘thes Chief. Executive,’ HER* EXCELLENCY’: GLORIA a { MACAPAGAL-ARROYO;- President: of the ‘Republic’ of ‘the! Philippines, : of any ‘of her. powers, by’ ‘directing’ ‘these’ demonstrators to'attack. > assault,’ age Siege, take over’ ‘Malacafiang’ ‘Palace with’ ‘the end:in view of

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