Preamble
WHEREAS, the Constitution mandates the establishment and maintenance of a complete, adequate and integrated system of education consistent with the goals of national development and prescribes that "all educational institutions shall aim to inculcate love of country, teach the duties of citizenship, and develop moral character, personal discipline, and scientific, technological, and vocational efficiency"; WHEREAS, it is the avowed purpose of government to restructure the educational system to attain accelerated economic growth and meaningful social development as enunciated in Presidential Decree No. 6-A, otherwise known as the Educational Decree of 1972; WHEREAS, education in the tertiary level designed to meet changing occupational patterns in Central Luzon will contribute substantially to the industrialization strategy as envisioned by the National Economic and Development Authority to forestall a crisis in skilled manpower resources and to minimize unemployment in this region; WHEREAS, providing the skilled manpower training requirements of new and developing industries in industrial estates within the region would enhance the socio-economic posture of Central Luzon and nearby regions; WHEREAS, having been established on November 4, 1861 as the "Escuela de Artes y Officios", the Don Honorio Ventura Memorial School of Arts and Trades is the oldest vocational school in the Philippines from whose roster of graduates could be found pioneers in the field of vocational education, captains in industry, and countless craftsmen and artisans who have solidly integrated themselves into the warp and woof of the national fabric; is strategically located within the heart of Central Luzon and would best meet the demands and needs of the youth within the periphery of its service area; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree the following: