Effectivity Clause.
Section 19
SEC. 19. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 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. 3286 and House Bill No. 6643 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on January 30, 2013. (SGD.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives (SGD.) EDWIN B. BELEN Acting Senate Secretary Approved: MAY 15 2013 (SGD.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines