Further Amending Section Three Of Republic Act No. 85, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The DBP Charter

Presidential Decrees

Presidential Decree No. 1980

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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1980

FURTHER AMENDING SECTION THREE OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 85, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DBP CHARTER

WHEREAS, the Development Bank of the Philippines is the government agency entrusted with the task of providing credit facilities for the rehabilitation, development and expansion of the country's agriculture and industry and the broadening and diversification of the national economy;

WHEREAS, the Charter of the Development Bank of the Philippines was amended by Presidential Decree No. 1964 to increase the authorized capital stock of the DBP to fifty billion pesos and appropriate the necessary funds therefor;

WHEREAS, the current economic crisis amounts to a grave emergency which affects the stability of the nation and requires immediate action;

WHEREAS, the issuance of this Decree is an essential and necessary component of the National Economic Recovery Program formulated to meet and overcome the emergency.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in...