Effectivity.
Section 17
SEC. 17. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation or in the Official Gazette and shall remain in full force and effect during the period of the state of calamity as declared under Proclamation No. 1021 dated September 16, 2020 issued by the President of the Philippines. Approved, (SGD.LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO Speaker of the House of Representatives (SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate This Act was passed by the Senate of the Philippines as Senate Bill No. 2057 on February 23, 2021 and adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to House Bill No. 8648 on February 23, 2021. (SGD.) MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA Secretary General House of Representatives Approved: FEB 26 2021 (SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines