ESTABLISHING MANILA AS THE CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES AND AS THE PERMANENT SEAT OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 940
• Sections: 4

Preamble

WHEREAS, Manila has always been, to the Filipino people and

in the eyes of the world, the premier city of the Philippines, it being

the center of trade, commerce, education and culture;

WHEREAS, Manila from time immemorial has been the seat of

the national government of the Philippines;

WHEREAS, Manila has now become a popular site of

international meetings and conferences;

WHEREAS, the City of Manila has modern transportation,

communication and accommodation facilities and all the other physical

attributes of a modern city;

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:

Section 1

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 the

national government.

Section 2

SEC. 2. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders

proclamations, charters, and rules and regulations or parts thereof,

winch are contrary to or inconsistent with this Decree are hereby

repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 3

SEC. 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.

(Sgd.)

FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President

Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.)

JACOBO C. CLAVE

Presidential Executive Assistant