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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1069, August 31, 1972 ]

CALLING THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES TO A NINTH SPECIAL SESSION.

WHEREAS, the public interest requires that the Congress of the Philippines be convened anew in another special session in order to consider legislative measures of urgent nature;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby call the Congress of the Philippines to a Ninth Special Session for such number of days as may be necessary not exceeding thirty (30) days commencing immediately upon adjournment of the current Eighth Special Session, to consider such subjects as the members may deem and/or such subjects as I may certify as urgent for enactment, to include the following:

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1. H.B. No. 4542	AN ACT TO REVISE THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES;
2. H.B. No. 3369	AN ACT TO UNDERTAKE AN INTEGRATED FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE PROGRAM FOR THE GREATER MANILA AREA AND PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS IN OTHER CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES AND TO PROVIDE SOURCES OF FUNDS THEREFOR;
3. H.B. No. 4239	AN ACT PROVIDING MEASURES FOR MODERATING TYPHOONS BY REDUCING MINIMIZING THEIR DESTRUCTIVE INTENSITY, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR;
4. H.B. No. 1888	AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS, SYNCHRONIZING THE SAME WITH PREVIOUS WORKS APPROPRIATIONS;
5. H. No. 4077
S. No. 870	AN ACT TO DEVELOP AN ORGANIZED GRAINS INDUSTRY, CREATE THE NATIONAL GRAINS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL GRAINS ADMINISTRATION, AND PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR;
6. H.B. No. 4850	AN ACT AMENDING THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION ONE AND SIX OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED AS AMENDED;
7. H.B. No. 1995	AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTION/PARTS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN AS AMENDED, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR PORTWORKS EXPENDITURES;
8. H.B. No. 4823	AN ACT AMENDING SUBPARAGRAPH (c) OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, TO PROVIDE MEANS FOR INCREASING THE HIGHWAY SPECIAL FUND AND THE FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION THREE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED ONE THOUSAND FOR HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE;
9. H.B. No. 5167	AN ACT AMENDING SUB-PARAGRAPH (3) AND (4), PARAGRAPH 8, SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX AS AMENDED;
10. H.B. No. 5168	AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AMENDED (re Specific tax on distilled spirits.);
11.	AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTION OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE STABILIZATION TAX LAW;
12. H.B. No. 5519	AN ACT PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FUNDING FOR FLOOD CONTROL AND FOREST CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT;
13. H.B. No. 5189	AN ACT LEGALIZING CASINO GAMBLING AND REGULATING THEIR OPERATION;
14. H.B. No. 3475	AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AMENDED (rates of Estate & inheritance taxes);
15. H.B. No. 5486	AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AMENDED (re rates of tax on residents. etc.);
16. H.B. No. 3345	AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX, AMENDED, KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. (re gas riffles large firecracker & cal. 42 or revolver pistol license fees);
17. H.B. No. 5480	AN ACT AMENDING THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, ADDING ANOTHER SUPPLEMENT, TO BE KNOWN AS “SUPPLEMENT B”, TO TITLE II (INCOME TAX), BY PLACING CORPORATION ON A TAX WITHHOLDING SYSTEM;
18. H.B. No. 4038	AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED ONE, ENTITLED AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
19. H.B. No. 4807	AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
20. H.B. No. 5389	AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE UNDERTAKING OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDING FOR THE MECHANICS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND FINANCING THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
21. H.B. No. 3501	AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF S.B. No. 434 DEVELOPING COOPERATIVES BY PROVIDING FOR A UNIFIED STATE POLICY, BASIC COOPERATIVE LAW, ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY, PROGRAM, APPROACH AND APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND
22. H.B. No. 2483	AN ACT INCREASING THE AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PROVIDE THE MANNER OF PAYMENT THEREFOR PROVIDE LIMITS TO GOVERNMENT BORROWING AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE GUIDELINES FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTION OF R.A. NUMBERED 1300, ENTITLED, AN ACT REVISING THE CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Further, I hereby certify, pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Sections 9 and 21(2) of the Constitution, to the necessity of the immediate enactment of the above-entitled bills.

All persons entitled to sit as members of the Congress of the Philippines are requested to take notice of this proclamation.1aшphi1

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 31st day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) FLORES BAYOT
Assistant Executive Secretary
and concurrently Legislative Secretary

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