Section 18
SEC. 18. Effectivity.-This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation. Approved, (SGD.) PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ Speaker of the House of Representatives (SGD.) AQUILINO "KOKO" PIMENTEL III President of the Senate This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1461 and House Bill No. 7054 was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on March 19, 2018. (SGD.) CESAR STRAIT PAREJA Secretary General House of Representatives (SGD.) LUTGARDO B. BARBO Secretary of the Senate Approved: JUN 29 2018 (SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines