Preamble
WHEREAS, under the Constitution of the Philippines, it is the declared policy of the State "to adhere to the policy of peace, equality, justice, freedom, cooperation, and amity with all nations"; "to preserve Filipino culture for the development of national identity"; and, "that customs, traditions, beliefs, and interests of national cultural communities shall be considered in the formulation and implementation of State policies"; WHEREAS, in the pursuit of those policies, the Philippine Government has established diplomatic relations and maintains close ties of friendship and cooperation with member-states of the Islamic Conference and other nations in the world; WHEREAS, there still is a need to strengthen further political, economic, cultural, social and technical cooperation with Islamic States not only bilaterally but on a broader multilateral scale; WHEREAS, there is a need to undertake a unified and sustained Government action to maximize cooperation with Islamic States through an Office in the Department of Foreign Affairs; 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: