SEC. 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately. Done in
the City of Manila this 24th day of July in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and seventy-six.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the
Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) J. C. TUVERA
Presidential
Assistant.
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CitationPD 967 Section 4 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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