Preamble
WHEREAS, the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, more than any other body of government personnel have been called upon to carry the great share of the grave burden of suppressing the activities of groups of men engaged in criminal conspiracy to seize state power in the Philippines and of people causing widespread lawlessness, disorder and wanton destruction of lives and property, endangering the political and economic stability of the country; WHEREAS, the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines are sacrificing at the risk of their lives and that of their families in order to achieve the preservation of peace and order; WHEREAS, the dependents of the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines equally share the burden of the sacrifices of these military personnel by being left on their own resources most of the time; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to enhance and keep at a high level the morale of these military personnel while engaged in the serious and delicate task of safeguarding the security of the country and in the additional task of social and economic development; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, do hereby decree and order that bonafide dependents of members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to include trainees and draftees who have died or are incapacitated and those who shall die or may be incapacitated in line of duty shall be exempt from the payment of tuition and matriculation fees in public or private schools, universities, colleges and other educational institutions, in accordance with the following provisions: