Preamble
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 978 was promulgated to establish a simplified appellate review procedure for military tribunal and court-martial cases; WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 978 was amended by Presidential Decree No. 1165 to make said appellate review more expedition and adequate; WHEREAS, there is a need to introduce additional amendments to Presidential Decree No. 978, particularly on the composition, organization, procedures and other matters pertaining to the Court of Military Appeals; WHEREAS, it is desirable that Presidential Decree No. 978 and all amendments thereto be consolidated and re-enacted in one decree; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree as part of the law of the land the following;