Effectivity Clause.
Section 54
SEC. 54. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the 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.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of the Senate Senate Bill No. 2976, which was approved by the Senate on December 14, 2015, was adopted as an amendment to House Bill No. 6020 by the House of Representatives on January 19, 2016. (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of the Senate Approved: MAY 23 2016 (Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines