Presidential
Decree No. 401
PENALIZING THE
UNAUTHORIZED INSTALLATION OF WATER, ELECTRICAL OR TELEPHONE
CONNECTIONS, THE USE OF TAMPERED WATER OR ELECTRICAL METERS, AND
OTHER ACTS
WHEREAS,
a paramount objective of Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, is to
bring about the formation of a New Society infused with a profound sense of
discipline and order;
WHEREAS, the foregoing objective is
being thwarted by rampant illegal installation of water, electrical and
telephone connection, use of tampered water and electrical meters, jumpers and
other devices to steal water or electricity, at times with the connivance
of some employees and/or officers of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage
System, the
Manila Electric Company or
the
Philippine Long Distance Telephone
Company, as the case may be, and the pilferage of water and electric
meters as well as water, electric and telephone meters; and
WHEREAS,
there is an urgent need for putting an end to these illegal activities
because they not only run counter to the aforementioned objective of
Proclamation No. 1081 but also prejudice the economic well-being of both the
companies concerned and the consuming public;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E.
MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in
me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the
Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21,
1972, and General Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby
order and decree that any person who installs any water, electrical or
telephone connection without previous authority from the
Metropolitan
Waterworks and Sewerage System, the
Manila
Electric Company or the
Philippine Long
Distance Telephone Company, as the case may be; tampers and/or uses
tampered water or electrical meters or jumpers or other devices
whereby water or electricity is stolen; steals or pilfers water and/or
electric meters or water, electric and/or telephone wires; knowingly
possesses stolen or pilfered water and/or electrical meters as well as
stolen or pilfered water, electrical and/or telephone wires, shall, upon
conviction, be punished by prision correccional in its minimum period or a fine ranging
from two thousand to six thousand pesos, or both. If the violation is
committed with the connivance or permission of an employee or officer of the
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, or the
Manila Electric Company, or the
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company,
such employee or officer shall, upon conviction, be punished by a penalty
one degree lower than prision correccional in its minimum period and forthwith
be dismissed and perpetually disqualified from employment in any public
or private utility or service company.
Done in the City of
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