SEC. 16. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Done in the City of Manila, this 15th 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.) MANUEL M. LAZARO
Presidential Assistant for Legal
Affairs
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CitationPD 2011 Section 16 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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