Preamble
WHEREAS, litigation and other legal work handled by the Office of the Solicitor General have increased in volume, complexity and significance; WHEREAS, salary adjustments for personnel are necessary to maximize efficiency, to improve the quality of its personnel, and to maintain the effectiveness of the Office of the Solicitor General as the law office of the Government; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree that: