Section 40
SEC. 40. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. Approved, (SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate (SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives This Act was passed by the House of Representatives as House Bill No. 8529 on November 21, 2018 and adopted by the Senate as an amendment to Senate Bill No. 462 on January 21, 2019. (SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate (SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives Approved: MAR 22 2019 (SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines