PD 971 Preamble

Preamble

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 765, dated August 8, 1975, has established the Integrated National Police to attain a hi?h level of efficiency and discipline in police administration under a unified command: WHEREAS, the existing laws, decrees, rules and regulations need further strengthening to achieve the desired discipline and conduct in the service; 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, as part of the laws of the land, the following:

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