Preamble
WHEREAS, the evil that is gambling has again shown its ugly head in the recently-discovered game-fixing or point-shaving scandals during sports contests; WHEREAS, one of the objectives of the New Society is the development and promotion of desirable moral and cultural values; WHEREAS, there is urgent need to protect our youth and sports programs and the morality of our society, especially the youth, from the eroding influence of unscrupulous persons who, through fraudulent schemes of game-fixing or point-shaving and other machinations, have made basketball and other sports contests, games and races their media of subverting the aims and goals of true Philippine sportsmanship; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, and pursuant to Proclamations No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972 and No. 1104, dated January 17, 1973; and General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, do hereby order and decree that the following shall be part of the law of the land: