Preamble
WHEREAS, the people of the Municipality of Pitogo, Province of Bohol, clamored for the change of their town's name to President Carlos P. Garcia to perpetuate the memory of Bohol's illustrious son who rose from humble beginnings to become the fourth President of the Republic of the Philippines, and first President of the 1971 Constitutional Convention; WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Bohol passed Resolution No. 48 dated April 28, 1977, requesting the President to issue a decree changing the name of Pitogo, Bohol to President Carlos P. Garcia; WHEREAS, the proposed change of name of the Municipality is in line with the present national trend of honoring its heroes and men of remarkable achievements; 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;