Preamble
WHEREAS, barangay roads are maintained solely from funds allocated for the purpose from the Highway Special Fund as provided under Section 2 of Presidential Decree No. 701; WHEREAS, the amount of two thousand five hundred pesos (P2,500) allotted for the maintenance of barangay roads under Presidential Decree No. 701 was based on obtaining prices of construction materials in 1975; WHEREAS, in view of the continuing increase of prices of construction materials, the amount of P2,500 per kilometer for the maintenance of barangay roads has become inadequate to maintain such roads to make them passable throughout the year; WHEREAS, it is imperative that barangay roads be adequately maintained throughout the year because of their importance to the economy of the country as a means of transporting agricultural products to the poblacion and other centers; and WHEREAS, to attain this objective, it is necessary to provide adequate funds to maintain these barangay roads; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree: