SECTION 9. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the city of Manila, this 27th day of June in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four.
(SGD.) FERDINAND MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) JUAN C. TAVERA
Presidential Executive Assistant
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CitationPD 1940 Section 9 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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