Preamble
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the Philippines mandates that the "State shall establish, maintain and ensure adequate social services in the field of x x x housing x x x to guarantee the enjoyment of the people of a decent standard of living" and directs that "The State shall promote social justice to ensure the dignity, welfare and security of all the people" and "shall regulate the acquisition, ownership, use and enjoyment and disposition of private property and equitably diffuse property ownership and profit." WHEREAS, Letters of Instructions Nos. 555 and 557 promulgated on 11 June 1977, declared as a national policy that slum improvement, otherwise known as upgrading of sites and services, is an acceptable approach to meeting the housing needs of the country and the primary strategy for dealing with slums, squatter areas and other blighted communities in urban areas; and adopt a national Slum Improvement and Resettlement Program (hereinafter referred to as "SIR"); WHEREAS in compliance with the aforecited Letters of Instructions, the Governor of Metro Manila under Executive Order No. 6-77 dated 21 July 1977 has adopted a Zonal Improvement Program (hereinafter referred to as "ZIP") which addresses the problems of all 415 identified slums and other blighted communities in Metro Manila; WHEREAS, the landed estate registered under TCT No. 70298, 73960, portions of 71357, 2017 and 2018 and all transfer certificates derived therefrom in Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City is a slum area identified for upgrading under the Zonal Improvement Program of the Governor of Metropolitan Manila; WHEREAS, one of the primary objectives of the Zonal Improvement Program is to resolve the land tenure sue in slum areas which are privately owned but have been occupied by resident families for long years; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution do hereby decree as part of the law of the land that: