SEC. 2. This Decree shall take effect upon its approval.
Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant
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CitationPD 1697 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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