RA 8978 Section 22

Effectivity Clause.

Section 22

SEC. 22. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall be translated in Filipino, Cebuano and Binukid. It shall be published once every week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation readily available in the areas in and around the scope specified herein. It shall likewise be posted for the same three (3) weeks in the appropriate language in a conspicuous place in the provincial, municipal and barangay halls within the area as well as in three (3) other places frequented by the public. Fifteen (15) days after the last publication, this Act shall have full force and effect. Approved, November 9, 2000.

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CitationRA 8978 Section 22 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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