SUSPENDING THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN CERTAIN CASES

WHEREAS, lawless elements of the country have
committed overt acts of sedition, insurrection and rebellion for the purpose of
overthrowing the duly constituted authorities and, in pursuance thereof, have
created a state of lawlessness and disorder affecting public safety and the
security of the state;

WHEREAS, these acts of sedition, insurrection and
rebellion consisting of armed raids, sorties and ambushes and the wanton acts
of murder, rape, spoilage, looting, arson, planned destruction of public and
private buildings, and attacks against police and constabulary detachments, as
well as against civilian lives and properties, as reported by the Commanding
General of the Armed Forces, have seriously endangered and still continue to
endanger the public safety;

WHEREAS, these acts of sedition, insurrection and
rebellion have been perpetrated by various groups of persons well organized for
concerted action and well armed with machine guns, rifles, pistols and other
automatic weapons, by reason whereof there is actual danger of rebellion which
may extend throughout the country;

WHEREAS, one hundred leading members of these
lawless elements have been apprehended and are presently under detention, and
strong and convincing evidence has been found in their possession to show that
they are engaged in rebellious, seditious and otherwise subversive acts as
above set forth; and

WHEREAS, public safety requires that immediate
and effective action be taken to insure the peace and security of the
population and to maintain the authority of the Government;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested upon me by Article VII, section
10, paragraph (2) of the Constitution, do hereby suspend the privilege of the
writ of habeas corpus for the persons presently detained, as well as all others
who may be hereafter similarly detained for the crimes of sedition,
insurrection or rebellion, and all other crimes and offenses committed by them
in furtherance or on the occasion thereof, or incident thereto, or in
connection therewith.

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 22nd day of
October in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the fifth.

ELPIDIO QURINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:
TEODORO EVANGELISTA
Executive Secretary

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