Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1836)
It grants the President the authority to issue orders of arrest or commitment orders for any person whose arrest or detention is deemed necessary for public safety to repel or quell invasion, insurrection, rebellion, or imminent danger thereof.
No, the arrested or detained person shall not be released until ordered by the President or his duly authorized representative.
To define the conditions under which the President may issue orders of arrest or commitment during martial law or suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.
It took effect immediately upon its promulgation on January 16, 1981.
It was signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos and by Juan C. Tuvera, Presidential Executive Assistant.
The decree allows arrest or detention of any person whose arrest or detention is, in the President’s judgment, required for public safety and to address invasion, insurrection, rebellion, or imminent danger thereof.