SEC. 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of February,
in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive Assistant
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CitationPD 896 Section 4 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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