SEC. 30. EFFECTIVITY.
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 3rd day of March,
in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant
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CitationPD 898 Section 30 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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