Preamble
WHEREAS, Letter of Instructions No. 210 dated August 20, 1974 extended the Balikbayan program to another period beginning September 1, 1974 to February 29, 1976; WHEREAS, while paragraph 4 of Letter of Instructions No. 210 reminds all concerned about the benefits extended by Presidential Decree No. 439 to homecoming Overseas Filipinos intending to permanently reside in the Philippines, said Decree specifically provided the arrival of those homecoming Overseas Filipinos to be not later than August 31, 1974, which date has to be amended to coincide with the new extension of the Balikbayan program to expire on February 29, 1976; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby amend Section 1 of Presidential Decree No. 439 to read as follows: