Effectivity Clause.
Section 23
SEC. 23. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation available in the CCPL. Approved: (Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR. (Sgd.) MANNY VILLAR Speaker of the House of Representatives President of the Senate This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 4862 and Senate Bill No. 2532 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 8, 2007. (Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary General House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved: June 7, 2007 (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO President of the Philippines