Preamble
WHEREAS, the only earth station in the Philippines for world satellite telecommunications is located in a remote sparsely populated place in sitio San Miguel. Barrio , Municipality of Baras, Province of Rizal; WHEREAS, the said earth station is vital to the existence and maintenance of satellite telecommunications between the Philippines and most countries of the world, and plays an invaluable role in the sustenance and development of our political, economic, commercial, and social life; WHEREAS, in view of its location, it would be easy for saboteurs or criminal elements to destroy or cause damage to the said earth station thereby paralyzing the system and curtailing momentous public service; and WHEREAS, to protect and insure the safety and uninterrupted operation of this modern media of international communications, it is necessary to establish a security zone all around the said earth station; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree the following: