Effectivity.
Section 8
SEC. 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines. Approved: (Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES Speaker of the House of Representative (Sgd.) MANNY VILLAR President of the Senate This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1659 and House Bill No. 3323 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on March 12, 2008. (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Seretary General House of Representative (Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of the Senate Approved: April 9, 2008 (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO President of the Republic of the Philippines