Memorandum Circular No. 56




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Memorandum Circular No. 56, June 11, 1993 ] CLARIFYING SECTION 3 OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 40, AS AMENDED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 55, S. 1993 In order to ensure the proper and uniform implementation of Administrative Order No. 40, as amended by Administrative Order No. 55 S. of 1993, the following clarifications are hereby issued for the information and guidance of all concerned: Service-connected crimes or offenses which shall be tried by court-martial referred to in Section 3 of Administrative Order No. 40, as amended, pertain to service-connected crimes or offenses committed by Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and other persons subject to military law, including members of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Units as provided for in Republic Act No. 7055.1aшphi1 Criminal cases involving members of the Philippine National Police remain within the exclusive jurisdiction of the regular courts in accordance with the terms of Republic Act No. 6975 otherwise known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, specifically Section 46 thereof. DONE in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Three. By authority of the President: (Sgd.) ANTONIO T. CARPIO Chief Presidential Legal Counsel The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation