According to Justice Manuel Lazaro, out of the 7,883 presidential issuances, only 67 PDs or less than 0.01 percent have either been repealed or modified. The minimal percentage of 67 PDs either repealed or modified by EO 187 issued by Corazon Aquino were the decrees increasing the penalties for certain offenses against public order and security, e.g., PDs 38, 1735, 1834, 1974 and 1996.


Interestingly, the rationale and purpose of the PDs repealed or modified were resurrected in enacting Article 134-A of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by RA 6968. Notably, 7,816 issuances are still effective and enforced up to the present. These laws are eloquent proof of the wisdom, vision, dedication and foresight Marcos possessed as instruments of good and effective governance.



Lazaro said no President in the country's legal history had codified more laws. Worth mentioning are the 16 codified laws, with social and economic relevance. These are the:

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Local Tax Code (PD 231); 
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Labor Code of the Philippines (PD 442); 
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Real Property Tax Code (PD 464); 
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Child and Youth Welfare Code (PD 603); 
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Insurance Code (PD 612);
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Revised Forestry Code (PD 705); 
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Code of Sanitation (PD 856); 
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Coconut Industry Code (PD 961); 
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Water Code (PD 1067); 
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Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines (PD 1083); 
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National Building Code (PD 1096); 
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Philippines Environment Code (PD 1152); 
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Fire Code (PD 1185); 
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Government Auditing Code (PD 1445); 
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Tariff and Customs Code (PD 1464); and 
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Code of Agrarian Reform (PD 444).
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More important, there is the Judicial Development Fund, the wellspring of the financial benefits of the members of the judiciary. There is also the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., a consistent source of revenues for the country.


In essence, as long as the laws Marcos issued are embedded in the country’s legal system, Marcos lives and they will continue to guide and safeguard the nation and its people.


Sources: 
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Marcos’s unmatched legacy by Cecilio Arillo, November 15, 2015, http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/
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The Marcos unsurpassed legacy - Laws and other edicts