Preamble
WHEREAS, it is necessary that every means should be considered to conserve energy and to discourage its unproductive use; WHEREAS, the use of air-conditioners makes the vehicle consume more gasoline as compared to one which has no such accessory; WHEREAS, only the more affluent or high-income group who have the capacity to pay, install or use car air-conditioners; and WHEREAS , this decree which is primarily intended as a fiscal tool for energy conservation can also serve as a revenue measure; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree: