Effectivity.
Section 5
SEC. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect immediately after its complete publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines. Approved, (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of the Senate (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 5713 and Senate Bill No. 2987 was finally passed on February 2, 2016. (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of the Senate (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives Approved: Lapsed into law on June 10, 2016 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines