Preamble
WHEREAS, there were pending before Congress prior to the promulgation of Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, certain priority measures vital to the national development program of the Government, and which were duly certified by the President as urgent measures; WHEREAS, one of these priority measures is the "Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Science Act of 1972," S. No. 940, establishing the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration, introduced in the Senate; WHEREAS, the "Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Science Act of 1972" is necessary for the successful prosecution of the Government's program to mitigate or reduce the losses to life, properly, and the economy of the nation occasioned by typhoons, floods, droughts, and other destructive weather disturbances; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, as amended, in order to achieve the Government's avowed objective of providing environmental protection and utilizing scientific knowledge as an effective instrument to ensure the safety, well-being, and economic security of all the people, and for the promotion of national progress, do hereby order and decree that the "Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Science Act of 1972," as follows, with some modifications, shall be as it is hereby adopted, approved and made part of the law of the land: