Lifting of Curfew Under Martial Law, 1977

General Order No. 61 is issued by the President by virtue of the power vested by the Constitution.
The curfew being lifted is the curfew established by and enforced under General Order No. 4, as amended.
The curfew relaxation is connected to the earlier declaration of martial law under Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972.

General Order No. 61 recognizes that following Proclamation No. 1081 (September 21, 1972), control measures including a curfew were adopted to achieve martial law objectives.
General Order No. 61 declares that social and economic stability from those control measures now necessitates relaxation to meet new requirements.
General Order No. 61 requires a balance between national security and economic development.
General Order No. 61 frames curfew lifting as part of the total government program on reform and development.

General Order No. 61 lifts the curfew throughout the land.
The lift does not apply to places where conditions warrant continuation of curfew.
Curfew may continue only upon grounds of military necessity and/or national security.
Curfew may also continue upon peace and order considerations.

The Secretary of National Defense must submit within 10 days from promulgation of General Order No. 61 a list of areas/places where curfew must be continued.
The list must include justifications for the continuation in each indicated area/place.

General Order No. 61 lifts the curfew that was established by and enforced under General Order No. 4, as amended.
General Order No. 61 maintains the curfew only for specified locations where military, security, or peace-and-order conditions warrant continuation.

General Order No. 61 is dated August 21, 1977 and signed by FERDINAND E. MARCOS.
The order is issued by the President and bears the signature of JACOBO C. CLAVE, Presidential Executive Assistant.