SEC. 3. Effectivity. This decree shall take effect
immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, on this 3rd day of January, in the year of Our
Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-six.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the
Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JOAQUIN T. VENUS, JR.
Deputy Presidential Executive
Assistant
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CitationPD 2007 Section 3 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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