Effectivity Clause.
Section 17
SEC. 17. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. Approved, (Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES (Sgd.) MANNY VILLAR Speaker of the House of Representatives President of the Senate This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1881 and House Bill No. 4260 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on September 1, 2008. (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP (Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary General House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved: OCT 31 2008 (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President of the Philippines