SEC. 2. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take effect immediately upon approval.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 14th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-five.
(SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Executive Assistant
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CitationPD 1970 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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