Effectivity.
Section 5
SEC. 5. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines. Approved, (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of the Senate This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2622 and House Bill No. 5587 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on December 8, 2015 and December 14, 2015. (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of the Senate Approved: BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines Lapsed into law on FEB 26 2016 Without the signature of the President, In accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.