WHEREAS,
Manila has always been, to the Filipino people and in the eye of the
world, the premier city of the Philippines, it being the center of
trade, commerce, education and culture;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, Manila from time immemorial has been the seat of the national
government of the Philippines; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, Manila has now become a popular site of international meetings
and conferences;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the City of Manila has modern transportation, communication
and accommodation facilities and all the other physical attributes of a
modern city;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby decree and order the following as part of the
law of the land:cralaw:red
Section 1. The capital of the Philippines is hereby
designated to be Manila and the area prescribed as Metro Manila under
Presidential Decree No. 824 shall be the permanent seat of national
government.
Section 2. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees,
orders, proclamations, charters, and rules and regulations or parts
thereof, which are contrary to or inconsistent with this Decree are
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Section 3. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect on June 24, 1976.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 29th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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