Effectivity.
Section 36
SEC. 36. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. Approved, (Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR. (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON Speaker of the House of Representatives President of the Senate This Act, which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2115 and House Bill No. 5398, was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on February 4, 2004. (Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary General House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved: MAR 22 2004 (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President of the Philippines