- Title
- Exemption from Arrest and/or Detention of Persons who Voluntarily Discloses Information on Persons Violating P.D. No. 483
- Reference
- Letter of Instructions No. 192-A
- Date
- 1974-06-13
June 13, 1974
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 192-A
| TO | : | Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile |
| Department of National Defense | ||
| Secretary Vicente Abad Santos | ||
| Department of Justice | ||
| Chairman | ||
| Games and Amusements Board | ||
| President, Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation | ||
| President, Basketball Association of the Philippines |
WHEREAS, there are responsible and well-meaning citizens who know of gambling syndicates and unscrupulous persons engaged in large-scale gambling, anomalous practices and machinations in sports contests, like game-fixing, point- or score-shaving, and other deceitful and dishonest acts; CHIaTc
WHEREAS, in order to protect these responsible and well-meaning citizens from harassment and fabricated counter-charges by these syndicates and unscrupulous persons, it is necessary that they should not be unnecessarily arrested and detained whenever they volunteer to disclose or denounce any of the acts penalized under
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the
DONE in the City of Manila, this 13th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Four.