Effectivity Clause.
Section 21
SEC. 21. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette and in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. Approved, (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Secretary General House of Representatives (Sgd.) JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA Acting Senate President This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 3400 and House Bill No. 6860 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on June 6, 2013. (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives (Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of the Senate Approved: AUG 23 2013 (Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines