Section 17
SEC. 17. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 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. 2553 and House Bill No. 4115 was finally passed by the senate and the House of Representatives on October 6, 2008, and October 8, 2008 respectively. (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP (Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary General House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved: DEC 19, 2008 (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President of the Philippines