May 11, 1981

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 asia dc

WHEREAS, Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the same

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. The privilege to apply in writing to the proper authorities in order to avail of the amnesty granted pursuant to Section 1,

SECTION 2. The surrender of unlicensed or loose firearm, ammunition or explosive without incurring any criminal liability therefor pursuant to Section 3,

SECTION 3. All rules and regulations in implementation of

SECTION 4. This Executive Order takes effect immediately. cdtai

DONE in the City of Manila, this 11th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-One.

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 77 No. 21, 2706-20 Supp., on May 25, 1981.