Preamble
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 1 dated September 24, 1972, the Integrated Reorganization Plan was adopted and made part of the law of the land; and WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to create new divisions/units in the Bureau of Customs such as the economic intelligence and research division; increase the number of positions in the communications, export coordination, port operations coordination, customs laboratory and customs police groups in order to effectively carry out the desired objectives of reorganization as invisioned in the Integrated Reorganization Plan; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, in order to effect the desired changes and reforms in the Bureau of Customs, do hereby order and decree the following: