EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 272

: It is about further amending Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code concerning the delay in the delivery of detained persons to the proper judicial authorities.
: The penalties provided in the preceding article (Article 124) are imposed on public officers or employees who delay the delivery of detained persons to judicial authorities beyond the allowed period.
: Twelve (12) hours.
: Eighteen (18) hours.
: Thirty-six (36) hours.
: The detained person shall be informed of the cause of his detention.
: The detained person shall be allowed, upon his request, to communicate and confer at any time with his attorney or counsel.
: All laws, orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are repealed or modified accordingly.
: Thirty (30) days following its publication in the Official Gazette.
: Corazon C. Aquino.