Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 9)
It was promulgated under the authority of Proclamation No. 1081, which placed the Philippines under Martial Law, and General Orders No. 6 and No. 7 issued pursuant to this proclamation.
The decree prohibits unlicensed firearms, deadly weapons including hand-grenades, rifle grenades, and other explosives like pill box bombs, molotov cocktails, fire bombs, and other incendiary devices that can cause destructive effects or injury.
The penalty is mandatory death by firing squad or electrocution as decided by a military court, tribunal, or commission.
The penalty ranges from twenty years to life imprisonment as directed by a military court, tribunal, or commission.
Owners, presidents, managers, members of boards of directors, or other responsible officers of any firms, companies, corporations, or entities who knowingly allow firearms owned by their entity to be used in violation of General Orders Nos. 6 and 7 may also be penalized.
A person convicted of possessing such deadly weapons shall be punished by imprisonment ranging from ten to fifteen years, as directed by a military court, tribunal, or commission.
No, it is unlawful to carry such weapons like fanknives, spears, daggers, bolos, balisongs, barongs, kris, or clubs outside the residence unless they are necessary tools or implements used in earning a livelihood and are used in connection with such livelihood.
The penalty is imprisonment ranging from five to ten years as directed by a military court, tribunal, or commission.
If the violation involving deadly weapons or firearms is committed during or for the purpose of committing any other crime, the offender shall face the maximum penalty for the weapon violation in addition to the penalty for the other crime committed or intended to be committed.