Preamble
IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 2674, an Act to regulate the practice of dietetics in the Philippines took effect on June 18, 1960; WHEREAS, since the effectivity of said Act, significant changes have evolved along the delivery of nutritional services in hospitals and other health care institutions; and WHEREAS, the provisions of Republic Act No. 2674 regulating merely as it does the practice of dietetics proved inadequate to meet the fast changing needs of promoting the nutritional well-being of individuals and groups within the framework of community life, hence, there is an imperative need to regulate not only the practice of dietetics but also that of nutrition. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in my by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree: