Proclamation No. 80, s. 1987

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PROCLAMATION NO. _ = 80 _- a

GRANTING AMNESTY IN FAVOR OF ALL PERSONS WHO, IN THE EURTHERANCE OF THEIR POLITICAL BELIEFS, MAY HAVE COMMITTED ACTS PENAL{LZED BY EXISTING LAWS ; ° ote - Fe fe WHEREAS, certain persons ox group/s of persons continue to oppose the government;

• WHEREAS, these persons may have committed an, act or acts-in violation of existing laws in further- ance of their political beliefs;

WHEREAS, it is in the interest of ‘the nation to forgive these individuals and forego their prosecution in order that all may be reunited and peace and order _ established in-our land, and,so that they can contribute their energy and talents to the achievement of political and social reforms within the framework of the laws and democracy;

WHEREAS, the unity of the Filipino people is ne-* cessary so that the nation can recover from the ravages of dictatorship; .

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C.:AQUINO, President of the Philippines,vy virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 6, Art. XVIII, of the 1987 Constitution, do hereby declare and proclaim full and complete amnesty in favor of all persons who have or may have committed. any act penalized under existing laws in furtherance of their political beliefs and who, not being in the custody of, or. charged by, or undergoing investigation by, the Y authorities of the present administration, as of this date, the 28th of February 1987,and for six months thereafter, return of their own free will to the fold of the law\for the following ‘crimes; treason; conspiracy Ox proposal to commit the crime of treason; misprision of creason; espionage; rebellion or insurrection; conggiracy and proposal to commit rebellion or insurrection; ifciting: to rebellion or insurrection; sedition; conspiracy to commit sedition; inciting to sedition; illegal assemblies;

ociations; direct assault; indirect assault; resistance and disobedience to a person in authority or agents’of such person or persons; subversion; and illegal ‘possession of firearms and explosives. This shall not, however, apply to‘crimes or acts committed from purely per-

• sonal motives or outside of the foregoing enumerations. . It is further declared that in order to, determine <".those persons who may come within the terms of this amnesty}
• an Amnesty Committee is hereby created in each province or city -composed ‘of the Provincial/City Citizens Attorney, as Chairma®,” and four members, namely: the AFP Judge Advocate designated by the Secretary of National Defense, the Prov- incial/City Secrétapy, an IBP representative designated by the ‘Provincial/City IBP Chapter and the fourth to be chosen by the Chairman and the herein three named members, which shall examine the facts and circumstances surrounding each case. Thé Committee shall decide each case within ten (10) working days from receipt of the application, and upon finding that it,falls within the terms of this Proclamation, it shall so'declare and the amnesty shall immediately be _ effective as to-said person. Should the Amnesty Committee fail to make its decision within the given ten day period, such inaction shall be construed as an automatic grant of amnesty in favor of the applicant concerned.

Any person who desires to avail of the amnesty provided

herein may, at anytime within six (6) months from date of is- ‘suance of this Proclamation, file an application for amnesty

. with the Bayanihan-Center organized in each province or city. The Bayanihan Center shall immediately forward the applica- tion to the Amnesty Committee, which’ shall then evaluate and

“ pass upon the applidation in accordance with the Guidelines that may be issued by the National Reconciliation and Deve- lopment Council to’ implement this Proclamation and shall make the necessary decision in each particular case.

This Proclamation shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 28th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.

By the President;

(GSOKER - ARROYO

Executive Secretarv