Preamble
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 1243, approved on June 10, 1955, as amended by Republic Act No. 2251 dated June 18, 1959, which has been enforced for the last twenty-two (22) years, has been found to be unresponsive to the needs and demands of the government service as envisioned by the New Society; WHEREAS, the said law did not provide for the utilization of graduates of the Residency Program in the government service where they are most needed thus resulting in brain drain of medical manpower; and WHEREAS, with the progress of medical science, it is felt that other disciplines should be included in the training programs; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution do hereby order and decree the fallowing amendments to Republic Act No. 1243, as amended by Republic Act No. 2251, otherwise known as the Hospital Residency Law: