Sole Provision. WHEREAS, there is a need to further strengthen the primordial function of national development planning by securing the direct involvement of the highest leadership of the nation in the planning process;

WHEREAS, the present requirements of national development administration strongly indicate the need for immediate and authoritative decisions on policies and plans for national development;

WHEREAS, to attain these objectives, it is imperative to reconstitute the membership of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) in order to include the President of the Philippines as Chairman, and the Executive Secretary as member, in the top planning body of the nation; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide the Office of the President with a computer-based information system that will serve as a basic aid to the Presidency in decision-making;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, in order to effect the desired changes and reforms in the social, economic and political structure of the country, do hereby order and decree that modifications of Part VI of the Integrated Reorganization Plan are hereby adopted and approved, as follows: