SEC. 2. This Decree shall take effect immediately and shall
remain in force for a period of three (3) years from date hereof.
Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of January, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
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CitationPD 117 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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