Preamble
WHEREAS, despite the issuance of Presidential Decree No, 1224 to clarify and amend provisions of Presidential Decree No. 76, on the expropriation of private lands and improvements thereon, there are still certain doubts on the extent of the government's power to acquire lands for housing and its related components as provided for in PD No. 757 vesting the power to exercise the right of eminent domain to the National Housing Authority; WHEREAS, housing is a development process which encompasses not only the provision of shelter but most of all the building of a total community in accordance with the human settlements concept; WHEREAS, doubts have also been expressed as to the proper valuation to be followed in the determination of just compensation in expropriation proceedings. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby order and decree that: