Presidential Decree No. 940 (PD 940) — Establishing Manila as the Capital of the Philippines and as the Permanent Seat of the National Government.
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. 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.
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repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
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
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