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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 214 July 10, 1987

FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE 29 OF THE REVIED !ENAL CODE, A AMENDED

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 59 dated November 7, 1986, amended b Executive Order No.

191 dated !une 1", 1987, re#ea$ed %re&identia$ 'ecree& No&. 18(6, 1877 and 1877)A and t*e ru$e&,re+u$ation& and in&truction& i&&ued to im#$ement t*e aore&aid decree&-

WHEREAS, con&i&tent it* t*e ore+oin+, t*e exce#tion o an detention b virtue o an arre&t,

&earc* and &ei/ure order 0ASSO, rom t*e ru$e in t*e $a&t #ara+ra#* o Artic$e 29 o t*e Revi&ed

%ena$ 3ode, a& amended b 4ata& %amban&a 4$+. 85, i& deemed to *ave $iei&e been re#ea$ed

im#$ied$-

WHEREAS, to era&e an doubt, t*e ex#re&& re#ea$ o &uc* exce#tion i& nece&&ar-

NOW, HEREORE, , 3ORAON 3. A:;NO, %re&ident o t*e %*i$i##ine&, do *ereb order<

Sec. 1. Artic$e tent)nine o t*e Revi&ed %ena$ 3ode, a& amended, i& *ereb urt*er amended to

read a& o$$o&<

=Art. 29. %eriod o #reventive im#ri&onment deducted rom term o im#ri&onment. Oender&

or accu&ed *o *ave under+one #reventive im#ri&onment &*a$$ be credited in t*e &ervice o

t*eir &entence con&i&tin+ o de#rivation o $ibert, it* t*e u$$ time durin+ *ic* t*e *ave

under+one #reventive im#ri&onment, i t*e detention #ri&oner a+ree& vo$untari$ in ritin+ to

abide b t*e &ame di&ci#$inar ru$e& im#o&ed u#on convicted #ri&oner& exce#t in t*e

o$$oin+ ca&e&<

1. W*en t*e are recidivi&t&, or *ave been convicted #reviou&$ tice or more time&or an crime- and

2. W*en u#on bein+ &ummoned or t*e execution o t*eir &entence t*e *ave ai$ed

to &urrender vo$untari$.

t*e detention #ri&oner doe& not a+ree to abide b t*e &ame di&ci#$inar ru$e&

im#o&ed u#on convicted #ri&oner&, *e &*a$$ be credited in t*e &ervice o *i& &entence

it* our)it*& o t*e time durin+ *ic* *e *a& under+one #reventive im#ri&onment.

W*enever an accu&ed *a& under+one #reventive im#ri&onment or a #eriod e>ua$ to or more

t*an t*e #o&&ib$e maximum im#ri&onment o t*e oen&e c*ar+ed to *ic* *e ma be&entenced and *i& ca&e i& not et terminated, *e &*a$$ be re$ea&ed immediate$ it*out

#re?udice to t*e continuation o t*e tria$ t*ereo or t*e #roceedin+ on a##ea$, i t*e &ame i&

under revie. n ca&e t*e maximum #ena$t to *ic* t*e accu&ed ma be &entenced i&

de&tierro, *e &*a$$ be re$ea&ed ater t*irt 0(" da& o #reventive im#ri&onment.=

'one in t*e 3it o @ani$a, t*i& 1"t* da o !u$ in t*e ear o Our ord, nineteen *undred and

ei+*t)&even.

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