Effectivity.
Section 5
SEC. 5. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers 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. 3048 and House Bill No. 5896 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on September 17, 2012 and February 6, 2013, respectively. (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives (Sgd.) EDWIN B. BELLEN Acting Senate Secretary Approved: APR 23 2013 (Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines