SECTION 10. Effectivity. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JACOBO CLAVE
Presidential Executive Assistant
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CitationPD 995 Section 10 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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