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Decision 42<br />
G.R. Nos. 171396,<br />
171400<br />
171409, 171424, 171483<br />
171485, 171489<br />
Now on the constitutional foundation of PP 1017.<br />
The operative portion of PP 1017 may be divided into three important<br />
provisions, thus:<br />
First provision:<br />
“by virtue of the power vested upon me by Section 18,<br />
Artilce VII … do hereby command the Armed Forces of the<br />
Philippines, to maintain law and order throughout the<br />
Philippines, prevent or suppress all forms of lawless violence as<br />
well any act of insurrection or rebellion”<br />
Second provision:<br />
“and to enforce obedience to all the laws and to all<br />
decrees, orders and regulations promulgated by me personally<br />
or upon my direction;”<br />
Third provision:<br />
“as provided in Section 17, Article XII of the<br />
Constitution do hereby declare a State of National Emergency.”<br />
First Provision: Calling-out Power<br />
The first provision pertains to the President’s calling-out power. In