Proclamation No. 889-C (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. 889–C

FURTHER LIFTING THE SUSPENSION OF THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN OTHER AREAS.

Whereas, Proclamation No. 889 promulgated on August 21, 1971, suspended the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases throughout the country;

Whereas, by Proclamation No. 889–B promulgated on September 18, 1971, the suspension was lifted in certain areas of Luzon and whole Visayas; and

Whereas, consistently with the requirements of public safety and national security, the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus may further be lifted in other areas.

Now, Therefore, I, Ferdinand E. Marcos, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby lift the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the following places:

A. Provinces:
1. Surigao del Norte	8. Agusan del Sur
2. Surigao del Sur	9. Misamis Oriental
3. Davao del Norte	10. Misamis Occidental
4. Davao del Sur	11. Camiguin
5. Davao Oriental	12. Zamboanga del Norte
6. Bukidnon	13. Zamboanga del Sur
7. Agusan del Norte	14. Sulu
B. Cities:
1. Surigao	8. Tangub
2. Davao	9. Dapitan
3. Butuan	10. Dipolog
4. Cagayan de Oro	11. Zamboanga
5. Gingoog	12. Basilan
6. Ozamis	13. Pagadian
7. Oroquieta

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 25th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-one.

By the President: