Preamble
WHEREAS, there has been a continuous increase in the salaries of the Career Executive Service Officials to maximize efficiency and to enable them to cope with increasing costs of living; WHEREAS, the salary of each Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa is P60,000 per annum pursuant to Section 8 (1), Article VIII of the New Constitution; WHEREAS, the present salary of a Minister in the Executive Branch of the National Government in the amount of P50,000 per annum is no longer realistic as each Minister is not only performing the functions of his Ministry but also legislative functions as Member of the Batasang Pambansa; 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 following: