SEC. 4. This Decree shall take effect after fifteen (15)
days following its publication in the Official Gazette.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 5th day of October, 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 1988 Section 4 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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