Preamble
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 243, dated July 13, 1973, created the Philippine Veterans Investment Development Company to direct and look after the productive and investment possibilities coming from the large number of veterans and retirees of the Armed Forces of the Philippines; and WHEREAS, in order that the purposes and objectives of the said Philippine Veterans Investment Development Company can be effectively and satisfactorily attained, it is necessary to amend Presidential Decree No. 243 to enlarge the purposes and powers of the Corporation, and delineate in detail its operation and structural organization; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested 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, as amended, do hereby amend Presidential Decree No. 243 as follows: