Preamble
WHEREAS, the magnitude and pace of social changes in the coming decades call for the establishment of an integrated system of national and regional legal institutions, dedicated to teaching, research, training, information, and legal extension services to ensure a just society; WHEREAS, to respond to these challenges, and to the growing legal and other law-related needs to the Filipino people, the Republic, and the ASEAN communities there is need to reinforce the capabilities and expand the resources of the College of Law and the Law Center; WHEREAS, to effect this reinforcement and expansion, a U.P. Law Complex is envisioned to consist of the U.P. College of Law, the U.P. Law Center and other components; and WHEREAS, to achieve the above objectives, the Board of Regents has established in the University of the Philippines System a U.P. Law Complex; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, and pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1416, as amended, do hereby decree and order the following: