Proclamation No. 1011

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1011, May 17, 1972 ]

CALLING THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES TO A SPECIAL SESSION

WHEREAS, the public interest requires that the Congress of the Philippines be convened in a special session in order to consider other legislative measures of urgent nature;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby call the Congress of the Philippines to a special session for such number of days as may be necessary not exceeding thirty (30) days commencing immediately upon termination of the present third Regular Session, to consider such subjects as the members may deem wise and to include the following bills:

H. B. NO. 4900 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE PERIOD FROM JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO TO JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

H. B. NO. 1888 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS, SYNCHRONIZING THE SAME WITH PREVIOUS PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS.

S. B. No. 531 - AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE DISCOVERY AND PRODUCTION OF INDIGENOUS PETROLEUM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

H. B. No. 3038

H. B. No. 4542 - AN ACT TO REVISE THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

H. B. No. 1855 - AN ACT TO ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH THE CODE OF CRIMES.

H. B. No. 881 - AN ACT HASTENING AGRARIAN REFORM THROUGH COOPERATIVES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

H. B. No. 2483 - AN ACT INCREASING THE AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PROVIDE THE MANNER OF PAYMENT THEREFOR PROVIDE LIMITS TO GOVERNMENT BORROWING AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE GUIDELINES FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED, ENTITLED “AN ACT REVISING THE CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

S. B. No. 542

H. B. No. 5151 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1971 TO ENABLE IT TO COMPLETE ITS WORK OF AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PHILIPPINES UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 1972.

H. B. No. 4077 - AN ACT TO DEVELOP AN ORGANIZED GRAINS INDUSTRY, CREATE THE NATIONAL GRAINS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL GRAINS ADMINISTRATION, AND PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR.

S. B. No. 870

H. B. No. 5167 - AN ACT AMENDING SUB-PARAGRAPHS (3) AND (4), PARAGRAPH B, SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, AS AMENDED.

H. B. No. 5168 - AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED (re specific tax on distilled spirits, etc.)

H. B. No. 4200 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE UNDERTAKING OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PROVIDING FOR THE FINANCING THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

S. B. No. 896

H. B. No. 4850 - AN ACT AMENDING THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTIONS ONE AND SIX OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED, AS AMENDED (re: National Budget Revolving Fund).1aшphi1

H. B. No. 1995 - AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTION/PARTS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN, AS AMENDED, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR PORTWORKS EXPENDITURES.

Further, I hereby certify, pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Sections 9 and 21 (2) of the Constitution, to the necessity of the immediate enactment of the above-entitled bills.

All persons entitled to sit as members of the Congress of the Philippines are requested to take notice of this Proclamation.

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 17th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary

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