Presidential decree

“ When a decree has once been made, every one will have to uphold it as a good and salutary measure, even those who previously opposed it." This appeal from the president not only failed to induce a single speaker to come forward, it did not even call forth a single cheer or murmur in that great assembly, where so many States were represented. ”

“ In case of non-availability of public school teachers, the Commission may appoint private school teachers, or any officer or employee in the civil service who is a registered voter of the city, municipality or municipal district to fill the vacancies, or, in the absence of all the said substitutes, any registered voter of the precinct. ”

“ The day may come, when dangers shall lower over us, and when we may have a President at the helm of State who possesses the confidence of the country, and is better able to weather the storm than any other pilot; shall we, then, under such circumstances, deprive the people of the United States of the power of obtaining his services for a second term? Shall we pass a decree, as fixed as fate, to bind the American people, and prevent them from ever re-electing such a man? ”

“ Any officer, member or employee of the armed forces of the Philippines or any member thereof without specific authority to assist the Commission in maintaining a free, orderly and honest referendum, or any member of a police force who shall influence in any manner any referendum or take part therein, except to vote if entitled thereto or to preserve public order, if he is a peace officer ”

“ Do you approve of the manner President Marcos has been exercising his powers under Martial Law and the Constitution, including the power to issue proclamations, orders, decrees and instructions with the force of law? 2. Do you want the President to continue exercising the same powers? ”

“ When it is founded upon a decree too vague to be understood, it can be a deadly one. Congress responded to that danger by requiring that a federal court frame its orders so that those who must obey them will know what the court intends to require and what it means to forbid.' Id., at 76, 88 S.Ct., at 208. ”

“ It follows from these views that the United States have no just claim to maintain their contention to control or interfere with any portion of the public ground designated in the plat of the Ft. Dearborn reservation. The decree dismissing the information will therefore be affirmed, and it is so ordered. ”

“ A registered voter who is illiterate or physically unable to prepare the ballot by himself may choose a person of his confidence to assist him in the preparation of his ballot, preferably a relative by affinity or consanguinity within the fourth civil degree. The person thus chosen shall prepare the ballot for the illiterate or disabled voter inside the voting booth. ”

“ Thus, according to the United States, even if a party clearly meets our three-part test for Article III standing, the Constitution bars that party from challenging a President’s decision not to enforce the law. Congress may wield what the Solicitor General described as “political ... tools”—which presumably means such things as withholding funds, refusing to confirm Presidential nominees, and impeachment and removal—but otherwise Congress and the American people must simply wait until the President’s term in office expires. ”

“ In places where, by reason of deteriorating peace and order conditions, public school teachers and their substitutes are unable or unwilling to discharge their duties, the Commission may appoint ROTC cadets, who are at least 21 years of age, as members of the boards of inspectors to insure a free, orderly and honest plebiscite therein. ”

“ Casting of votes. — Voting shall be by secret ballot which shall be conducted in the barangay center designated by the Commission. It shall start promptly at seven o'clock in the morning and close at six o'clock in the afternoon.
Each voter shall have the right to vote in the order of his entrance to the barangay center, identifying himself to the barangay referendum committee, who will check his name against the barangay list. ”

“ Any public officer, or officer of any commercial, industrial, agricultural, economic or social enterprise, private corporation or association, or any employer, who coerces or intimidates or compels directly or indirectly, any of his subordinates or employees, to aid, campaign or vote for or against any issue in any referendum ”

“ The Citizens Assembly shall consist of all persons who are residents of the barrio, district or ward for at least six months, fifteen years of age or over, citizens of the Philippines and who are registered in the list of Citizens Assembly members kept by the barrio, district or ward secretary. ”

“ The chairman of the board shall see to it that the precinct book of voters shall remain closed and sealed until it is opened for use on plebiscite day.
For purposes of public information, the poll clerk shall before leaving the polling place, post a copy of the current list in a secure and conspicuous place at or near the door of the polling place where it can be conveniently consulted by interested parties ”

“ WHEREAS, the foreign currency earnings of the country generated from the remittances of Filipino seamen employed in foreign-going ships is a major contribution to the national economy and serves as a significant factor in the stabilization of our dollar reserves which may further be raised through the increased employment of Filipino professional seafarers. ”

“ If you do not want the Mayor-Council type to continue, do you favor the President exercising his powers to restructure the local governments in Greater Manila (four cities and 13 municipalities) into an integrated system like a Manager or Commission form under such terms and conditions as he may decide? ”

“ In cities or areas thereof where no barrios exist, the City Mayor shall appoint the barangay chairman and barangay leaders: Provided, That the number of Barangay Leaders for each barangay or district shall riot be more than ten, one of whom shall be the barangay or district secretary. ”

“ Any person having legal custody of the ballot box containing the official ballots used in the referendum who opens or destroys said box or removes or destroys its contents without or against the order of the commission ”

“ Any person who, for the purpose of disrupting or obstructing referendum processes or causing confusion among the voters propagates false and alarming reports or information regarding any matter related to the printing of the official ballots, the postponement of referendums, and the transfer of barangay centers ”

“ Any person who, without authority, keeps, uses or carries out or causes to be kept, used or carried out, any official ballot or printed proof thereof, type-form mould, electro-type printing plates and any other plates, numbering machines and other printing paraphernalia being used in connection with the printing of official ballots ”

“ For it is the case that, from the first down to the present year of grace, these family lawyers of the Administration in power have tended to favor expansive conceptions of presidential prerogative. As early as 1831 we find an Attorney-General arguing before the Supreme Court that, in performance of the trust enjoined upon him by the "faithful execution" clause, the President "not only may, but ... is bound to avail himself of every appropriate means not forbidden by law." ”

“ Any member of the barangay election committee charged with the duty of reading the ballots during the counting of votes who deliberately omits to read the vote duly written on the ballot, or misreads the vote actually written thereon, or reads a vote where no vote is written on the ballot ”

“ Every person who is qualified to register as member of the barangay shall register by personally appearing before any of the registration officers of the barrio, barangay or district at such place which the latter may designate with proper notices to the barrio, barangay or district members. ”

“ The federal courts have no power per se to review and annual acts of state Legislatures upon the ground that they conflict with the federal or state Constitutions. 'That question may be considered only when the justification for some direct injury suffered or threatened, presenting a justiciable issue, is made to rest upon such an act.'
The decree below is affirmed. ”

“ Provided, however, that no professors or instructor or any other personnel in the polytechnic shall inculcate sectarian tenets in any of the teachings nor attempt either indirectly or directly under penalty of dismissal by the Board of Trustees to influence students attendance at the polytechnic for or against any particular church or religious sect. The Polytechnic shall enjoy academic freedom. ”

“ At issue was the validity of a provision in the statute that barred the admission of a Presidential pardon in such actions as proof of loyalty. Although this provision did not impose direct restrictions on the President's power to pardon, the Court held that the Congress could not in any manner limit the full legal effect of the President's power. As we said there: " [I] t is clear that the legislature cannot change the effect of . . . a pardon any more than the executive can change a law." ”

“ In case there are complaints against the inclusion of persons not qualified to be registered, the question shall be determined by the Registrar of the city, municipal or municipal district, but the entire list shall not be affected. ”

“ Any person who, in the presence or within the hearing of the barangay election committee during any of its meeting, conducts himself in a disorderly manner in such a way as to interrupt or disrupt its work or proceedings to the end of preventing said body from performing its functions, either partly or totally ”

“ Any person who places under arrest or details a voter without lawful cause, or molests him in such a manner as to obstruct or prevent him from going to the barangay center to cast his vote or from returning home after casting his vote or to compel him to reveal how he voted ”

“ Whereas, among such objectives is to achieve dignified existence for the small farmers free from the pernicious institutional restrains and practices which have not only retarded the agricultural development of the country but have also produced widespread discontent and unrest among our farmers, one of the causes of the existing national emergency; and
Whereas, it is believed that the lasting objectives of land reform may be sooner realized if the whole country is declared a land reform area ”

“ WHEREAS, The government recognizes the fact that the cultural properties of the country are necessary that indispensable for the correct understanding of its history and culture;
WHEREAS, There are cultural properties which are especially of high value from the viewpoint of world culture and are considered as irreplaceable treasures of the country ”

“ The Effect of Obstruction-of-Justice Statutes on the President's Capacity to Perform His Article Hf Responsibilities is Limited Under the Supreme Court's balancing test for analyzing separation-of-powers issues, the first task is to assess the degree to which applying obstruction-of-justice statutes to presidential actions affects the President's ability to carry out his Article II responsibilities. ”

“ Where the Constitution permits Congress to impose a good-cause limitation on the removal of an Executive Branch officer, the Constitution should equally permit Congress to bar removal for the corrupt purpose of obstructing justice. ”