Preamble
WHEREAS, to broaden the base of citizen participation in nation building, Presidential Decree No. 86, dated December 31, 1972, was promulgated creating Barangay (Citizen Assembly) in each barrio in every municipality and municipal district and in each district in every chartered city: WHEREAS, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 299, dated September 19, 1973 a barangay chairman shall be deemed a person in authority while a barangay leader shall be deemed an agent of a person in authority; WHEREAS, to improve peace and order and enhance the security of life and property at the local level, it is imperative that barangay officials participate more actively in the vital task of preserving public order and repressing criminality, commensurate with their status as persons in authority or agents of such persons; WHEREAS, to avoid possible ambiguity about the role of barrio and barangay officials in the maintenance of peace and order, there is need to amend further Article 152 of Act No. 3815, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code as amended; 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 pursuant to Proclamation 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 as follows: