Proclamation No. 890 (Marcos)

by Ferdinand Marcos

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Malacañang
Residence of the President
of the Philippines
Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Proclamation No. 890

LIFTING THE SUSPENSION OF THE PRIVILEGE OF
THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

Whereas, Proclamation No. 889, promulgated on August 21, 1971, as amended by Proclamation No. 889–A, promulgated on August 30, 1971, suspended the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus with respect to certain cases throughout the country;

Whereas, by subsequent proclamations the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus was partially lifted;

Whereas, many of the ranking leaders and officers of the communist rebellion have been identified and duly prosecuted before the Court of First Instance of Rizal and the preliminary investigation as to thirty-eight of the sixty-three respondents has been terminated and corresponding warrants for their arrest have been issued by the court; and

Whereas, on the basis of a continuing assessment of the situation, the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus may now be fully restored except as to persons presently detained for rebellion and subversion;

Now, Therefore, I, Ferdinand E. Marcos, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby lift completely the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, revoking hereby Proclamation Nos. 889 and 889–A. With respect, however, to persons presently detained for rebellion and subversion, this proclamation shall take effect upon the termination of the preliminary investigation of the charges against them.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.

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