Philippines Sunday Express/1972/09/24/The nat'l situation in brief

• This is not a military takeover. Civilian government still functions. The officials and employes of the national and local governments continue to discharge their duties as before within the limits of the situation.

• All executive departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the government, as well as government-owned or controlled corporations, governments of provinces, cities, municipalities and barrios continue to function under the present officers and employes in accordance with existing laws.

• The judiciary shall continue to function under the present organization and personnel and try and decide all criminal and civil cases with certain exceptions.

• All schools will be closed for one week beginning this Monday for all levels.

• Carrying of firearms outside the residence even if covered by license but without permission of the armed forces is prohibited.

• Curfew will be imposed from 12 midnight to 4 o'clock in the morning.

• Departure of Filipinos for abroad is temporarily suspended except for official missions.

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• Rallies, demonstrations and strikes are prohibited.

• News media are placed under government control.

• Public utilities such as the Meralco, Philippine Long Distance Telephone and water systems are placed under government control.

• Transportation firms such as Philippine National Railways, Philippine Air Lines, Filipinas Orient Airways and Air Manila are under government control.

• Land reform will be proclaimed all over the Philippines.

• The government will be reorganized.

• New rules for the conduct of civil servants will be promulgated.

• Corrupt and inefficient public officials, including those in the judiciary, will be replaced.

• Crime syndicates will be broken up.

• A military commission for the trial of military offenders will be organized.