QuestionsQuestions (PhilHealth Circular No. 016-2015)
It is issued by the President under the Constitution and laws, as part of the Government’s comprehensive peace efforts mandated by Executive Order No. 3 (28 Feb 2001) and as a Social Integration Program under Administrative Order No. 172 (23 Mar 2007). Its purpose is to promote peace and reconciliation by accepting rebels back into the folds of the law and enabling access to existing socio-economic services.
Any member of the CCP-NPA-NDF and other communist rebel groups who has committed any act or omission in pursuit of political beliefs as covered in Section 2 may apply.
Amnesty covers the crime of rebellion and all other crimes included therein or incident thereto in pursuit of political beliefs, whether punishable under the Revised Penal Code or as special laws.
It does not cover crimes against chastity, rape, torture, kidnapping for ransom, use and trafficking of illegal drugs, other crimes for personal ends, and violations of international law or conventions/protocols.
The crimes must have been committed on or before the date of effectivity of the Proclamation.
No. Those who have already been granted amnesty under previous proclamations shall no longer qualify for amnesty under this Proclamation.
Any qualifying member who committed covered acts or omissions in pursuit of political beliefs, including those detained, charged, or convicted for such acts. However, those convicted may benefit only through restoration of civil or political rights.
No. The application does not ipso facto result in a grant of amnesty; the NCSI issues the corresponding Certificate of Amnesty only after due deliberation.
It extinguishes criminal liability for acts committed in pursuit of political beliefs, without prejudice to civil liability for injuries or damages caused to private persons.
Amnesty restores civil or political rights lost or suspended by virtue of the conviction for crimes covered by the Proclamation.
Unless the applicant is detained pursuant to law, the applicant is issued a Safe Conduct/Sale Conduct Pass by the Provincial/City Peace and Order Council Amnesty Centers (P/CPOC-ACs). It provides immunity from warrantless arrest for offenses covered under the Proclamation.
Applicants with firearms must turn them over within 30 days from filing the application to avoid liability for illegal possession of firearms. Thereafter, illegal possession by any applicant or amnesty grantee is a ground for denial or revocation of the amnesty, without prejudice to prosecution for illegal possession.
Testimony and evidence presented to the NCSI and P/CPOC-ACs that are not otherwise available to the prosecution cannot be used as evidence in other proceedings where amnesty is not in issue, except for perjury committed in the course of testimony relevant to the amnesty application.
Applications must be filed under oath with the NCSI or P/CPOC-ACs within six (6) months from the effectivity of the Proclamation.
The NCSI is the principal national body to coordinate and monitor implementation. It may call on government offices and agencies for assistance, constitute committees and deputize offices in provinces/cities, and promulgate rules and regulations for implementation.
They are composed of the Provincial/City Prosecution Office (chair), Integrated Bar of the Philippines, DILG, PNP, the AFP brigade/battalion level in the area, and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).
The initial amount shall be sourced from the Office of the President and released to the OPAPP. Regular funds for succeeding years shall be provided under the General Appropriations Act.