Preamble
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 210, dated June 8, 1973 provides for a system of registration for members of barangays (Citizens Assemblies); and WHEREAS, the collective views of the members of barangays (Citizens Assemblies) should be ascertained with accuracy so that their decisions on national or local issues be given effect; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21 1972, and General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, do hereby order and decree to be part of the laws of the land the following: