Preamble
WHEREAS, to provide for a more authentic grassroot participation of the citizenry in the affairs of the government, the Sangguniang Bayan has been organized in the municipal, city and provincial levels throughout the country pursuant to Presidential Decree 824 and 826; WHEREAS, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 877, a national federation referred to therein as the Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian was established to enable the members of the Sangguniang Bayan to perceive and identify problems not only on a local but, more importantly, on a national perspective and to provide the proper solutions thereof; and WHEREAS, the members of the Sangguniang Bayan should likewise be organized on a regional basis in order to strengthen and thereby institutionalize the Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree and order: