QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 1)
It is issued to implement Republic Act No. 4 (approved July 19, 1946), which amended Section 2692 of the Revised Administrative Code. The Proclamation designates the officers and deadlines for surrendering prohibited articles without criminal liability.
RA 4 amended Section 2692 of the Revised Administrative Code. Its purpose is to impose heavier penalties for prohibited dealings with firearms/ammunition and related implements, while also providing a limited immunity for voluntary surrender within a set period.
The immunity covers the prohibited articles mentioned in Section 2692 of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by RA 4—specifically those involving firearms or ammunition, or instruments/implements used or intended for use in their manufacture.
The person must be in possession of the prohibited articles covered by Section 2692 as amended by RA 4, and must surrender them to the designated officers within the designated periods.
They may be surrendered to the Secretary of the Interior, the Governor of the province, the Mayor of the place where the person resides, or any officer of the Military Police Command of the Philippine Army.
Not later than August 31, 1946 in Luzon; not later than September 15, 1946 in the Visayas; and not later than September 30, 1946 in the rest of the provinces of the Philippines.
While surrender may be made to the Secretary of the Interior, it also allows surrender to the Governor of the province or Mayor of the place wherein the person resides, indicating locality relevance for those options.
The immunity is limited to surrender without criminal liability, but the Proclamation also provides for temporary licenses only under specific conditions (e.g., no criminal record and otherwise not objectionable).
Only for personal protection or for use in hunting or other lawful purposes.
It means the immunity for surrender is granted despite any contrary provisions that might otherwise impose liability under Section 2692 as amended; RA 4 expressly overrides conflicting rules.
RA 4 provides heavier penalties for violations of Sections 877 to 906, and the Proclamation activates the limited immunity mechanism under amended Section 2692 for those surrendering prohibited articles.
It illustrates that when a law grants immunity subject to conditions set by the President (officers and deadlines), the executive issues a proclamation to fill in the required procedural implementation details.
Based on the structure of the law and proclamation, the person would likely lose the immunity from criminal liability because the Proclamation limits immunity to surrender “not later than” the specified deadlines.