SEC. 17. Effectivity. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
(SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
BY THE PRESIDENT:
(SGD.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
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CitationPD 406 Section 17 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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