Philippine Air Force
Also in the same year, President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed "Presidential Decree No. 1078" converting Basa Air Base Community College to Philippine Air Force College of Aeronautics with its main campus at Villamor Air Base, Pasay, Metro Manila. Although with state college status, its charter did not provide for government subsidy as it was considered as a non-profit and non-stock educational institution. It was envisioned by Philippine Air Force authorities to be the Philippine Air Force Academy to solve its problem in the procurement and training of its officer pilots through the merging of the Philippine Air Force Flying School and the Philippine Air Force Regular Officer Procurement Program.