QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 29)
Executive Order No. 29 expressly repealed PD No. 33, meaning PD No. 33 is no longer in force and effect.
The freedom of expression of the people (and related civil liberties), which PD No. 33 allegedly abridged.
PD No. 33 involved penalizing the printing, possession, distribution, and circulation of certain leaflets, handbills, and propaganda materials, and the inscribing or designing of graffiti.
Because there were still doubts whether PD No. 33 remained in force; EO No. 29 sought to remove all doubts by expressly repealing the decree.
It mentions inconsistency with Proclamation No. 3 dated March 25, 1986.
It provides that the order “shall take effect immediately,” so the repeal took effect right away upon issuance.
The idea of invalidity/implied repeal or supersession based on later legal and factual developments (e.g., lifting martial law), though EO still chose express repeal to eliminate doubt.
It says PD No. 33 was purportedly meant to curb an alleged campaign of verification against political institutions, but it was in fact a measure that abridged freedom of expression.
To remove doubts about whether the prior decree is still in force and effect, thereby providing legal clarity.
It indicates PD No. 33 was issued under extraordinary conditions; once martial law was lifted, the EO argues PD No. 33’s continuing validity was doubtful and thus it was repealed.
Recitals help explain legislative intent and the rationale, while the operative sections (especially Section 1) provide the binding legal command—here, the express repeal of PD No. 33.
Section 1: “Presidential Decree No. 33... is hereby repealed.”
“EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 29 — Repeal of PD No. 33 restricting expression.” It conveys that EO No. 29 repeals PD No. 33 and that the subject matter involved restricting expression.