Preamble
WHEREAS, the postal service plays a vital role in the development of the economic, political, social, and cultural life not only in the cities but also in the rural areas of the Philippines; WHEREAS, it is imperative to adopt measures responsive to the demands of the modern age for faster delivery of mail matters more particularly in the rural areas, to help in the speedy growth of the barrios and the development of the rural communities; and WHEREAS, in order to hasten the delivery of mail matters for the barrios, it is the primary concern of the government through the Bureau of Posts to establish Rural Postal Circuits which will dispose of mail matters intended for barrios comprising a rural postal circuit and which will be manned by barrio treasurers as a barrio self-help undertaking; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree: