Effectivity.
Section 18
SEC. 18. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of its publication, upon the initiative of the grantee, in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines. Approved, (Sgd.) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR. (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE , JR. President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on August 31, 1999 and January 29, 2001, respectively. (Sgd.) LUTGARDO B. BARBO (Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO Secretary of the Senate Secretary General House of Representatives Approved: GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President of the Philippines Lapsed into law on April 9, 2001 without the President's signature, pursuant to Sec. 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution.