SECTION 13. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 21st day of August, in the year of Our Lord,
nineteen hundred and eighty.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the
Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JOAQUIN T. VENUS, JR.
Presidential
Assistant
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CitationPD 1716 Section 13 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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