Preamble
WHEREAS, the holding of clean and honest elections depends in large measure on the integrity of the lists of voters; WHEREAS, the Commission on Elections has reported grave violations of the registration law, to such extent that unless the Commission is empowered to take drastic measures immediately to correct these irregularities, the exercise of suffrage may not serve its purpose; and WHEREAS, large scale irregularities in the registration of voters may not be effectively corrected through exclusion proceedings; 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: