Effectivity Clause.
Section 10
SEC. 10. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation. Approved, (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives (Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 3252 and House Bill Nos. 3066, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070 and 3071 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on November 5, 2012 and January 21, 2013, respectively. (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives (Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of the Senate Approved: MAR 19 2013 (Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines