Preamble
WHEREAS, Commonwealth Act Number One Hundred Eleven, dated October 31, 1936, was enacted to create the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a public corporation and to provide guidelines for its operation; WHEREAS, recent events have shown that it has become necessary to effect reforms in the organization's structure order to revitalize and strengthen its operational capabilities enhance its effectiveness as an instrument to promote the youth development program of the nation, and insure the full and active cooperation, involvement and support of all sectors of the community, public and private; WHEREAS, the tremendous increases in the membership of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines and the support generated from the private and public sectors during the period of the Golden Jubillee celebrations amply attests the degree of acceptance by the youth and the community of the Scouting program and the Scout Movement; WHEREAS, the scouts through their recent involvement in civic and community development projects, undertaken on their own initiative and with extra-ordinary enthusiasm and zeal have demonstrated that, given the opportunity and properly motivated leadership, they can become the new nation builders and contribute effectively to the improvement of our Society and the development of our nation; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, in order to effect the desired changes and reforms in the social, economic, and political structure of our society, do hereby decree and order the amendments to Commonwealth Act No. 111 as follows: