Preamble
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 6629 has provided for the establishment of an agro-industrial high school in the municipality of Burauen, province of Leyte, known as Burauen Agro-Industrial High School; WHEREAS, the School serves the students population of the municipality of Burauen and its neighboring towns; WHEREAS, the late Don Vicente Orestes Romualdez, a native of Leyte, had not only selflessly dedicated himself to the upliftment of the masses but also sacrificed beyond personal endurance for the welfare of the youth in the province; WHEREAS, the school authorities, employees and residents of the aforesaid municipality passed a resolution requesting the change of the name of the Burauen Agro-Industrial High School to Don Vicente Orestes Romualdez Agricultural College to perpetuate his memory; and WHEREAS, the Department of Education and Culture and Culture is in a better position to determine the needs of the school and should be given the authority to determine its ideal location in the municipality of Burauen consistent with the objectives for which it was established; 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: