PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 940

: The title is Presidential Decree No. 940, dated May 29, 1976.
: Manila is declared as the capital of the Philippines.
: The area prescribed as Metro Manila under Presidential Decree No. 824 is designated as the permanent seat of the national government.
: Manila has been historically the premier city of the Philippines, the center of trade, commerce, education and culture; the seat of the national government from time immemorial; a popular site of international meetings and conferences; and has modern transportation, communication, accommodation, and other physical attributes of a modern city.
: All laws, decrees, orders, proclamations, charters, and rules or regulations inconsistent with PD No. 940 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
: It took effect on June 24, 1976.
: Presidential Decree No. 824 defines Metro Manila, which is designated under PD No. 940 as the permanent seat of the national government.
: Jacobo C. Clave, the Presidential Executive Assistant, signed the decree alongside President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
: Manila possesses modern transportation, communication, accommodation facilities, and other physical attributes of a modern city.