SECTION 26. Effectivity - This decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila this 22nd day of April in year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
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CitationPD 690 Section 26 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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