RA 8553 Section 5

Section 5

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon publication in at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation. Approved, (Sgd.) NEPTALI A. GONZALES (Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR. President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 10479 and Senate Bill No. 2465 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 13, 1998 and February 6, 1998, respectively. (Sgd.) HEZEL P. GACUTAN (Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO Secretary of the Senate Secretary General House of Representatives Approved: February 25, 1998. (Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines

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