Preamble
WHEREAS, under Executive Order No. 943, the Minister of Human Settlements shall be assisted by a Deputy Minister for the purpose of administering the National Capital Region; WHEREAS, there is a need to redesign the organizational structure of the Metropolitan Manila Commission by institutionalizing the set-up wherein the Deputy Minister of Human Settlements for the National Capital Region is also the Vice-Governor of Metropolitan Manila, for better coordination of functions and more effective implementation of policies; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and by law, particularly Presidential Decree No. 1416, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1772, do hereby order: