SECTION 2. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE IN THE CITY OF MANILA, this 11th day of June 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 1443 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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