Preamble
To give effect to the constitutional right of the people to petition the government for redress of grievances and to promote higher standards of integrity and efficiency in the government service, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me under the Constitution and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated 21 September 1972, hereby order and decree as part of the law of the land: SECTION 1. Short title.—This Decree may be cited as the Tanodbayan Decree of 1977.