SEC. 16. This decree shall take effect immediately
Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of January in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-six.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Executive Assistant
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CitationPD 2023 Section 16 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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