SEC. 10. This Decree shall take effect thirty days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive Assistant
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CitationPD 1277 Section 10 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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