Preamble
WHEREAS, the arts complement the sciences in the improvement of the quality of human life and in working for the integrated and total development of the nation; WHEREAS, it is the total person who can make the most meaningful contribution toward a just and humane society, and in developing national pride and identity; WHEREAS, a just and humane society is necessary for the growth and full development of the precepts on which the new Philippine society is built; and WHEREAS, the Philippine Constitution provides that arts and letters shall be under the patronage of the state; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree and order: