SECTION 2. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take effect retroactively from January 1, 1976.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 15th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Seven.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Executive Assistant
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CitationPD 1116 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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