Preamble
WHEREAS, there is a need to develop a nationwide telecommunications network which can provide various telecommunications services to domestic carriers, television and radio network and specialized service networks; WHEREAS, it is necessary to introduce the latest technology into existing networks in order to make available the most modern services in various areas of the Archipelago; WHEREAS, the use of these telecommunications services for educational, informational, agricultural, industrial, law enforcement, government and military purposes will catalyze the social, economic and political advancement of the Philippines; WHEREAS, the Domestic Satellite Philippines, Inc. has been specifically organized to provide throughout the Republic of the Philippines telecommunication services through the use of communication satellites and other modern media; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree: