SEC. 4. This Decree shall take effect one month after its
publication in the Official Gazette.
Done in the City of Manila, Philippines this 27th day of October, in the year
of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive
Assistant
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CitationPD 1228 Section 4 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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