Preamble
WHEREAS, private sector participation must be strengthened to achieve a comprehensive and more effective national population program; WHEREAS, involvement of the private sector in the development and formulation of policy and plans is essential to achieve effective coordination in the execution of our national population program; WHEREAS, the Population Center Foundation, Inc. is the primary grant-making institution for population programs of the private sector in the Philippines and has developed the potential of becoming a major source of population expertise in the Asian Region; WHEREAS, effective coordination between the Population Center Foundation, Inc. and the Commission on Population is necessary to maximize the efforts and resources that are applied to our national population program; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and in order to strengthen the population program of the Philippines, do hereby decree and make part of the law of the land the following: