Preamble
WHEREAS, radioactive minerals containing uranium, thorium and other elements are strategic minerals needed for the development of nuclear power and other critical uses; WHEREAS, the critical shortage of petroleum and other sources of power and fuel for the security of the State and heightened the importance and necessity of finding radioactive minerals in the country; WHEREAS, the existence and disposition of radioactive minerals in the Philippines has to-date been merely indicated but not proven in a few areas in the Philippines; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that all areas containing radioactive mineral resources can be explored and developed for purposes aforestated; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree and order the following: