SEC. 2. This decree shall take effect
immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of December, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive Assistant
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CitationPD 859 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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