Effectivity.
Section 18
SEC. 18. Effectivity. – 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.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of the Senate This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2950 and House Bill No. 5855 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on February 3, 2016 and May 23, 2016, respectively. (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of the Senate Approved: JUN 23 2016 (Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines