Preamble
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the Philippines directs the State to establish and maintain a complete and integrated system of education relevant to the goals of national development; WHEREAS, the program for national development includes, among others, the development of agriculture and conservation of the country's national wealth; and WHEREAS, the creation of a state college of agriculture in Pangasinan, to be known as the Western Pangasinan State College of Agriculture, primarily providing instruction and training in the field of agriculture, would serve to better achieve the goals of national development; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree and order: