Proposed
Amendments
Sec. 12
The Prime Minister shall be commander-in-chief of all armed
forces of the Philippines and whenever it becomes necessary,
he may call out such armed forces to prevent or suppress
lawless violence, invasion, insurrection, or rebellion. In
case of invasion or rebellion or imminent danger thereof,
when the public safety requires it, he may suspend the
privilege of the writ of habeas corpus or place the
Philippines or any part thereof under martial law. |
1987
Sec 18.
The President shall be the commander-in-chief of all armed
forces of the Philippines and whenever it becomes necessary,
he may call out such armed forces to prevent or suppress
lawless violence, invasion or rebellion. In case of invasion
or rebellion, when the public safety requires it, he may,
for a period not exceeding 60 days, suspend the privilege of
the writ of habeas corpus or place the Philippines or any
part thereof under martial law. Within forty-eight hours
from the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of
the privilege of writ of habeas corpus, the President shall
submit a report in person or in writing to the Congress. The
Congress, voting joint, by a vote of at least a majority of
all its Members in regular or special session, may revoke
such proclamation or suspension, which revocation shall not
be set aside by t he President. Upon the initiative of the
President, the Congress may, in the same manner, extend such
proclamation or suspension for a period to be determined by
the Congress, if the invasion or rebellion shall persist and
public safety requires it.
The
Congress, if not in session, shall, within twenty-four hours
following such proclamation or suspension, convene in
accordance with its rules without any need of a call.
The
Supreme Court may review, in an appropriate proceeding filed
by any citizen, the sufficiency of the factual basis of the
proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the
privilege of the writ or the extension thereof, and must
promulgate its decision thereon within thirty days from its
filing.
A state
of martial law does not suspend the operation of the
Constitution, nor supplant the functioning of the civil
courts or the legislative assemblies, nor authorize the
conferment of jurisdiction on military courts and agencies
over civilians where civil courts are able to function, nor
automatically suspend the privilege of the writ.
The
suspension of the privilege of the writ shall apply only to
persons judicially charged for rebellion or offenses
inherent or directly connected with the invasion.
During
the suspension of the privilege of the writ, any person thus
arrested or detained shall be judicially charged within
three days, otherwise he shall be released.
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1973
The
President shall be commander-in-chief of all armed forces of
the Philippines, and whenever it becomes necessary, he may
call out such armed forces to prevent or suppress lawless
violence, invasion, insurrection, or rebellion, or imminent
danger thereof, when the public safety requires it, he may
suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, or place
the Philippines or any part thereof under Martial Law. |
1935
The
President shall be commander-in-chief of all armed forces of
the Philippines, and whenever it becomes necessary, he may
call out such armed forces to prevent or suppress lawless
violence, invasion, insurrection, or rebellion, or imminent
danger thereof, when the public safety requires it, he may
suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, or place
the Philippines or any part thereof under Martial Law. |