Preamble
WHEREAS, the creation of the Municipality of the new Panamao for the purpose of accelerating the economic development of the municipalities affected and making it responsive to the present campaign for peace and order in the New Society was made possible by Presidential Decree No. 1663; WHEREAS, in the implementation of said Decree, a consensus has been reached among the constituents concerned that the name of New Panamao be changed to Panglima Estino and that further reconstitution of barangays be made to preserver their integrity as political and social units; WHEREAS, said reconstitution will benefit economically, socially and politically the residents thereat and serve to enhance even further the attainment of the goals for which Presidential Decree No. 1663 was intended; NOW, THEREFORE, I FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby amend Presidential Decree No. 1663 as follows: