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TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 658

Introduced by: Hon. Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” D.L. Tan

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR A ROBUST, RELIABLE, AND
TRUSTWORTHY DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION, AND USE OF ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE (Al) SYSTEMS, CREATING THE PHILIPPINE COUNCIL ON ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, DELINEATING THE ROLES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
DEFINING AND PENALIZING CERTAIN PROHIBITED ACTS

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Artificial Intelligence (Al) is rapidly transforming economies, industries, and
societies, prompting governments worldwide to craft policy and regulatory frameworks that
address both its benefits and risks. The global Al landscape has evolved from early academic
concepts into powerful systems capable of simulating human cognition, creativity, and
decision-making. While the technology promises significant gains in productivity, economic
growth, healthcare, and education—particularly in Southeast Asia where projected GDP
impacts reach nearly USD 1 trillion—there is growing concern about Al's adverse effects,
including job displacement, social inequality, environmental degradation, data privacy
violations, algorithmic bias, and disinformation, especially in electoral processes.

Different jurisdictions have adopted varying approaches to Al regulation, reflecting
both strategic priorities and political contexts. The European Union's Al Act, passed in 2024,
leads with a risk-based model that bans certain high-risk applications outright and imposes
strict compliance requirements based on risk classification. In contrast, the United States
issued Executive Order No. 14110 under the Biden administration, encouraging Al
development under voluntary guidelines and agency coordination, though this has since
been overturned under President Trump. Meanwhile, China, South Korea, and Japan have
introduced or are developing legislative and regulatory instruments, with differing levels of
enforceability. ASEAN countries, including Singapore and Malaysia, have issued frameworks
and strategies that emphasize ethical deployment, with most favoring flexible and
innovation-oriented guidance over binding legislation.

In May 2024, protesters of a small but growing movement called “Pause Al”
demanded that the world’s governments regulate Al companies and freeze the development
of new artificial intelligence models. They say that the development of these models should
only be allowed to continue if companies agree to let them be thoroughly evaluated to test
their safety first. Protests took place across thirteen different countries, including the U.S.,
the U.K, Brazil, Germany, Australia, and Norway.

The protestors say their goal is to get governments to regulate the companies
developing frontier Al models, including OpenAl's Chat GPT. They say that companies are
not taking enough precautions to make sure their Al models are safe enough to be released
into the world. One protestor says that her main reason for protesting is because she fears
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that there could be even more dangerous consequences that come from frontier artificial
intelligence models in the future?

The Philippines has begun to develop its Al governance ecosystem but currently lacks
a comprehensive regulatory law. The National Al Strategy Roadmap 2.0, the forthcoming AL
Governance Framework, and recent institutional efforts such as the Center for Al Research
(CAIR) lay the groundwork for coordinated action. COMELEC’s Resolution No. 11064 is a key
policy effort to combat digital misinformation through AI ahead of the 2025 elections. Given
this policy momentum, we are urged to consider the global regulatory environment,
prioritize ethical and human-centric principles, and adopt a definition of Al aligned with
global standards—thus ensuring timely, coherent, and responsive governance of AI in the
country,

It is in the context of these grand narratives that this measure is being filed, along
with the findings of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy of the Philippines that calls
for “a clear legal and regulatory framework for Al” to “protect the rights of Filipinos and spur
responsible adoption of and innovations in Al.”

Thus, the bill seeks to establish a regulatory framework that is guided by value-based
principles with the end view of making Al solutions human-centered.

Towards this end, it aims to establish the Philippine Council on Artificial Intelligence-
‘a policy-making and advisory body of experts under the Department of Information and
Communications Technology (DICT). Among others, its functions include the conduct of an
evaluation on the impact of Al systems and development of Al economies in the country;
review existing policies on Al; and the determination of the structures or parameters under
which Al systems may operate in the country.

To serve as regulatory and supervisory authority over the development, application,
and use of Al systems, the Artificial Intelligence Board shall also be created.

The bill penalizes the development, application, and use of Al systems that are
harmful and discriminatory including lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) or
slaughterbots, commonly known as “killer robots”, that have become an immediate cause of
humanitarian concern.

Moreover, this measure provides a bill of rights to protect every Filipino from the
impact of Al. Although Al has brought about extraordinary benefits to humanity, the great
challenges that it poses to democracy today can no longer be denied and that the use of
technology, data, and automated systems have the potential to threaten the fundamental
rights of every Filipino.

In view of the foregoing and consistent with the legislative overtones of the National
Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the Philippines, immediate consideration of this important

piece of legislation is earnestly sought.
Keith Mical wodne" Tan

4th District, Quezon

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 658

Introduced by: Hon. Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” D.L. Tan

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR A ROBUST, RELIABLE, AND
TRUSTWORTHY DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION, AND USE OF ARTIFICAL
INTELLIGENCE (Al) SYSTEMS, CREATING THE PHILIPPINE COUNCIL ON ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, DELINEATING THE ROLES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
DEFINING AND PENALIZING CERTAIN PROHIBITED ACTS

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Artificial Intelligence (Al)
Regulation Act”.

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State recognizes that science and technology are
essential for national development and progress. It shall support their application to the
country’s productive systems and national life and regulate the transfer and promote the
adaptation of technology from all sources for national benefit. Towards this end, the State
shall pursue the development of artificial intelligence (Al), including digitization and
infrastructure, workforce development, research and development, and regulation with the
end view of harnessing Al's potentials to uplift the lives of Filipinos, local industries, and the
economy.

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be
defined as stated below:

(a) Algorithm refers to a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other
problem-solving operations, especially by a computer;

(b) Algorithmic decisions refer to the analysis of large amounts of personal data to
infer correlations or, more generally, to derive information deemed useful to make decisions;

(c) Artificial intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines
that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions.;

(d) Artificial intelligence eco-system refers to a group of Al systems which are coupled
together to some extent to achieve a common goal. The most common goal of establishing an
‘Al ecosystem is automation via applied machine learning. This is generally achieved by
putting Al systems in both real-time as well as historical scenarios and generating
intelligence out of it;

(e) Artificial Intelligence system refers to a computer system or software application
that utilizes Al technologies and techniques to perform a task or make a decision such as


machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and robotics;

(8) Augmentation refers to the process of allowing human collaboration with
machines to perform a task;

(g) Automated decision refers to the process of making a decision by automated means
without any human involvement;

(h) Automation refers to the creation and application of technologies to produce and
deliver goods and services with minimal human intervention;

(i) Innovation refers to the creation of new ideas that results in the development of
new or improved policies, products, processes, or services which are then spread or
transferred across the market;

(j) Lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) refer to weapons that use artificial
intelligence to identify, select, and kill human targets without human intervention;

(k) Regulatory sandbox refers to a regulatory approach, typically summarized in
writing and published, that allows live, time-bound testing of innovations under a regulator's
oversight; and

(1) Social scoring refers to the act of rating a person's level of influence based on
evaluating one's followers, friends, and postings on social networks such as Twitter and
Facebook.

CHAPTER II
GUIDING PRINCIPLES,

SEC. 4. Principles. - The development, application, and use of artificial intelligence (Al)
systems shall be guided by the following principles:

(a) Inclusive growth, sustainable development, and well-being. - Consistent with the
provisions of Republic Act No. 11293, otherwise known as the “Philippine Innovation Act”
and other existing laws, the development, application, and use of Al must contribute to the
developmental goals of the country;

(b) Human-centered values and fairness. - Al systems must treat people with dignity
and respect;

(c) Robustness, security and safety. - Al must be reliable and safe and ensure that the
public is protected from errors in processing and outcomes;

{d) Accountability. - Al system must provide disclosure of information that enables
monitoring, checking or criticism and allow automation auditing to ensure that entities
deploying Al technologies are accountable for their consequences;

(e) Transparency and Explainability. - Policies, rules and regulations governing Al
systems must be understandable and ensure that automated and algorithmic decisions and
any associated data driving those decisions can be explained to end-users and stakeholders
in non-technical terms; and

(f) Trust. - Al systems must be transparent; accurate and reliable; provide
augmentation; and protect privacy.


CHAPTER III
AI BILL OF RIGHTS.

SEC. 5. Bill of Rights. - The development, application, and use of Al systems shall be
guided by the following rights of every Filipino:

(a) Right to Protection from Unsafe and Ineffective Al Systems. - The right of every
people to be protected from harmful AI systems shall be inviolable. Al systems, tools, and
technologies shall be developed with consultation from diverse communities, stakeholders,
and domain experts to identify concerns, risks, and potential impacts of the system. Systems
shall undergo pre-deployment testing, risk identification and mitigation, and ongoing
monitoring that demonstrate they are safe and effective based on their intended use,
mitigation of unsafe outcomes including those beyond the intended use, and adherence to
domain-specific standards.

(b) Right Against Algorithmic Discrimination. - No person shall be discriminated by
algorithms and Al systems on the basis of ethnicity, sex, related medical conditions, gender
identity, religion, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, or any other
classification protected by law. Designers, developers, and deployers of Al systems shall take
proactive and continuous measures to protect individuals and communities from
algorithmic discrimination and shall use and design systems in an equitable manner.

To protect equal rights, proactive equity assessments as part of the system design,
use of representative data and protection against proxies for demographic features, ensuring
accessibility for people with disabilities in design and development, pre-deployment and
ongoing disparity testing and mitigation, and clear organizational oversight shall be
instituted. Independent evaluation and plain language reporting in the form of an
algorithmic impact assessment, including disparity testing results and mitigation
information shall be performed and made public whenever possible to confirm these
protections.

(c) Right to Privacy. - Every people shall be protected from violations of privacy
through design choices that ensure such protections are included by default. Data collection
that conforms to reasonable expectations and that only data strictly necessary for the
specific context is collected shall be ensured. Designers, developers, and deployers of Al
systems shall seek permission and respect the decisions of every person regarding
collection, use, access, transfer, and deletion data in appropriate ways and to the greatest
extent possible, Alternative privacy by design safeguards shall be used whenever applicable.
Systems shall not employ user experience and design decisions that obfuscate user choice or
burden users with defaults that are privacy invasive. Consent shall only be used to justify
collection of data in cases where it can be appropriately and meaningfully given.

(c) Right to Know. - Designers, developers, and deployers of Al systems shall provide
generally accessible plain language documentation including clear descriptions of the overall
system functioning and the role automation plays including notice that such systems are in
use, the individual or organization responsible for the system, and explanations of outcomes
that are clear, timely, and accessible. Such notice shall be kept up-to-date and people
impacted by the system shall be notified of significant use case or key functionality changes.

(d) Right to Remedy. - Every people shall be given an opportunity to opt out from Al
systems in favor of a human alternative, where appropriate. They shall have access to timely
human consideration and remedy through a fallback and escalation process if an automated
system fails or produces an error. The right to appeal or contest Al's impacts on every person
shall not be denied. Human consideration and fallback shall at all times be accessible,
equitable, effective, maintained and shall not impose an unreasonable burden to the public.


CHAPTER IV
PHILIPPINE COUNCIL ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

SEC. 6. Creation of the Philippine Council on Artificial Intelligence. - There is hereby
established a policy-making and advisory body of experts under the Department of
Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to be known as the Philippine Council
on Artificial Intelligence (PCAN), hereinafter referred to as the Council.

The core committee, which shall elect from among themselves its Chairperson, shall
be composed of an Al researcher; robotics specialist; a machine learning expert; a data
science specialist; a technology expert; an ethicist; a sociologist or anthropologist; a
psychologist; a public health expert; a security analyst; a legal scholar; a human rights
advocate; a citizens’ representative; and such other experts that the President of the
Philippines may appoint.

‘The committee shall create subcommittees or technical working groups (TWGs) as
may be necessary for the effective and efficient performance of its powers and duties as the
public interest may require.

‘The Council shall engage Al expertise and may call upon technical resource persons
from the agencies of government, the private sector, and civil society organizations.

It may call upon any official, agent, employee, agency or instrumentality of the
government for any assistance that they may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of
this Act and said agency or instrumentality of the government shall, with the approval of the
President, assign the official, agent, or employee and provide the assistance requested by the
Council.

‘The Council’s core committee members shall be appointed by the President fora term
of three (3) years except for the Al researcher, robotics specialist, machine learning expert,
data science specialist, technology expert, and ethicist who shall serve for a term of four (4)
years: Provided, That no member shall serve for more than three (3) consecutive terms:
Provided, further, That the members of the Council shall receive an honorarium in
accordance with existing policies: Provided, furthermore, That the DICT shall promulgate the
nomination process for all Council members with a clear set of qualifications, credentials and
recommendations from the sectors concerned.

SEC. 7. Powers and Functions. - The Council shall have the following powers and
functions:

(a) Conduct an evaluation on the impact of artificial intelligence (Al) systems and
development of Al economies in the country;

(b) Review existing policies on Al;
(c) Determine the structures or parameters under which Al systems may operate;

(d) Develop and promulgate a governance framework based on fundamental guiding
principles on the development, application, and use of Al;

(e) Establish a code of ethics for Al developers for a progressive industry regulation;
(0 Promulgate rules to prevent abusive and harmful applications of Al;

(g) Prepare mitigation measures against the potential consequences and impacts of


algorithms to processes and business models;

(h) Formulate guidelines to prohibit and penalize indiscriminate and non-rights-
respecting applications of Al and safeguard the health, safety, security, environmental, and
quality standards for the development, application, and use of AI technologies;

{i) Promote the responsible development, application, and use of Al;

(i) Provide timely and comprehensive information to the public in addressing
emerging issues on Al;

(k) Build Al ecosystem conscience by strengthening intellectual property and data
protection measures;

(1) In consultation with the affected sectors, establish an Al risk reduction plan;

(m) Together with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of
Education (DepEd), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and
other education stakeholders, take the appropriate steps to revitalize the teaching of
humanities in state universities and colleges (SUCs), private higher education institutions
(HEls), technical vocational institutions, and all elementary and secondary education
institutions, including alternative learning systems, both public and private;

(n) Provide effective measures to counter harmful Als;

(0) Provide programmatic direction in the deployment of Al in government agencies’
programs and projects;

(p) Ensure an efficient balance in the regulation of Al and consumer protection to
facilitate the growth of emerging business models brought about by Al utilizing regulatory
sandbox approach to reduce the cost of innovation and barriers to entry, including the
collection of data and information regarding appropriate regulatory action;

(q) Device appropriate mechanisms to protect workers and professionals from
potential job losses brought about by automation and Al;

(r) Guided by the legal mandates of the agencies and LGUs concerned, identify and
task government agencies and LGUs that will be tasked to implement specific functions to
implement the provisions of this Act;

(s) Recommend to the President of the Philippines and the Congress all policy matters
regarding Al;

(t) Submit to the President of the Philippines, the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, annual and special reports on the implementation
of this Act; and

(u) Exercise all powers and functions necessary for the objectives and purposes of
this Act.

SEC 8. Secretariat to the Council. - The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and
Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) under the DICT shall provide
Secretariat support to the Council.

The initial staffing structure and complement of the Secretariat shall be submitted by
the DICT to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for funding. Pending the


creation of the appropriate plantilla positions, the DICT shall constitute an interim
Secretariat within one (1) month from the effectivity of this Act, through the temporary
detail of its personnel.

CHAPTER V
AI BOARD

SEC. 9. Creation of the Artificial Intelligence Board. - To carry out the provisions of this
Act, an agency shall be created to be called the Artificial Intelligence Board (AIB) and shall
be composed of the Secretary of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) as
chairman, the Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Secretary
of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Director General of the Intellectual
Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL), and the Commissioner of the National Privacy
Commission (NPC), as members. The AIB shall act unanimously in the discharge of its
functions as defined hereunder:

(a) to exercise regulatory and supervisory authority over the development,
application, and use of Al systems;

(b) to investigate motu proprio or upon report of any person, impose and collect fines
and penalties, initiate and resolve the necessary administrative action, or initiate the
necessary criminal case against the responsible persons for any violation of this Act;

(c) to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum in relation to its investigation
provided that the subpoena shall state the nature and purpose of the investigation, shall be
directed to the person whose attendance is required, and in the case of a subpoena duces
tecum, it shall contain a reasonable description of books, documents, or things demanded
which must be relevant to the investigation;

(d) to exercise visitorial powers by itself or in coordination with other competent
agencies of the government to ensure the effective implementation of this Act, which shall
include the power to scrutinize the records of Al companies and laboratories, except trade
secrets and proprietary information, and to inspect their premises. Provided, That trade
secrets and proprietary information shall be defined in this Act's implementing rules and
regulations;

(c) to appoint automation auditors with the power to probe and review the behavior
of the algorithm;

(0) to require Al companies and laboratories to submit written or electronic forms or
reports as it may deem necessary and reasonable;

(g) to create, maintain, and regularly update a central database of Al companies and
laboratories;

(h) to conduct a nationwide information campaign with the Philippine Information
Agency (PIA) that shail inform the public on the responsible development, application, and
use of Al systems to enhance awareness among end-consumers;

(i) to enlist the assistance of any branch, department, bureau, office, agency or
instrumentality of the government, including government-owned and -controlled
corporations, in undertaking any and all operations, which may include the use of its
personnel, facilities and resources for the more resolute prevention, detection and
investigation of offenses and prosecution of offenders; and

(j) to implement such measures as may be necessary and justified under this Act;


SEC. 10. Creation of a Secretariat. - The A\B is hereby authorized to establish a
secretariat to be headed by an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Council for
a term of five (5) years. He or she must be a member of the Philippine Bar, at least thirty-five
(35) years of age and of good moral character, unquestionable integrity and known probity.
All members of the Secretariat must have served for at least five (5) years in any of the
member agencies and shall hold full-time permanent positions within the said agencies.

CHAPTER VI
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

SEC. 11. Whole of Government Approach. - In order to effectively regulate and/or
mitigate the risks and harness the potentials of Al across all areas of government policy—
spanning health, infrastructure, education, training, energy, communication, industry,
science and technology, defense, among others - a "whole of government approach” shall be
adopted. This approach shall facilitate engagement with business, the research development
and extension (RD&E) sector, and the broader community towards ensuring the full and
effective implementation of this Act.

All government agencies concerned, including the following, shall be responsible for
implementing the country’s policies on Al and, as such, shall observe the "whole of
government approach" provided herein:

(a) Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT);

(b) Department of Science and Technology (DOST);

(c) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);

(d) Department of Agriculture (DA);

(e) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);

(8) Department of Health (DOH);

(g) Department of Energy (DOE);

(h) Department of Transportation (DOTr);

(i) Department of National Defense (DND);

(j) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG);

(k) Department of Education (DepEd);

(1) Commission on Higher Education (CHED);

(m) Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA);

(n) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); and

(0) Commission on Human Rights (CHR).

Government agencies shall make available for public access, a joint web portal, that
will bear information pertinent to Al regulations.


Government agencies shall submit periodic reports to the Council on their respective
implementation of this Act. Reporting guidelines shall be prepared by the Council for this
purpose.

The enumeration of agencies provided herein is without prejudice to other agencies
that the Council may mandate.

CHAPTER VII
MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS

SEC 12. Reports and Disclosures to the AIB. - In requiring Al companies and
laboratories to submit written or electronic forms or reports pursuant to Section 8 of this
Act, the AIB shall be prohibited from sharing, disclosing, or making available to the public
and other Al entity any information, document, plan, and report constituting trade secrets,
proprietary data, and other legitimate commercial information which are confidential or
privileged in nature.

SEC. 13. Central Database of Al Industry. ~ The central database, which shall be open
to the public, created by the AIB pursuant to Section 8 of this Act shall be updated on a
monthly basis. It shall include the following information:

(a) Corporate, business, or trade name of the Al industry participant;
(b) Registered trademark or trade name or logo of Al company or laboratory;
(c) Violations committed and incidents relating to such violations; and

(8) Other relevant information as may be determined by the Council: Provided, That
it shall not include trade secrets and other proprietary information as may be determined in
this Act’s implementing rules and regulations.

For this purpose, the AIB shall coordinate with the Intellectual Property. Office of the
Philippines (IPOPHL) for the accurate reporting of trademarks and tradenames of Al
companies or laboratories.

CHAPTER VIIL
PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES

SEC 14, Prohibited Use of Al System. - It shall be unlawful for any person to use Al
system that shall cause unnecessary, unjustifiable and indiscriminate moral or pecuniary
damage to individuals. The use of lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) is hereby
prohibited.

‘The development, application, and use of Al to manipulate, exploit or control any
person beyond his or her consciousness to materially distort his or her behavior ina manner
that is likely to cause him or her or another person physical or psychological harm is
prohibited.

Al based social scoring of natural persons and practices that undermine privacy rights
shall also be prohibited.

SEC 15. Penalties. - Any person who willfully or knowingly does or who shall aid,
permit, or cause to be done any of the acts declared to be unlawful in the preceding section,
or aids, permits, or causes such violation shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by
imprisonment for not less than six months or more than six years and with the accessory
penalty of perpetual absolute disqualification from public office if the offender be a public


official at the time of the commission of the offense, and, if the offender is an alien he shall be
subject to deportation proceedings.

SEC. 16. Violations by Juridical Entities, - If the violation is committed by a corporation,
partnership, association, or other juridical entity, the penalty of imprisonment shall be
imposed on the responsible directors or officers thereof, and the lack of corporate
personality cannot be raised as a defense in case the juridical entity is unregistered.

CHAPTER IX
FINAL PROVISIONS.

SEC. 17. Appropriations. - The amounts necessary for the implementation of this Act
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 18. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DICT, shall, in consultation with
the concerned government agencies and stakeholders, promulgate the implementing rules
and regulations of this Act within ninety (90) days from its effectivity. All guidelines,
regulations, and other issuances mandated to be promulgated in this Act shall be issued
within sixty (60) days from the promulgation of this Act's implementing rules and
regulations.

SEC. 19. Construction and Interpretation. - Any doubt in the interpretation of any
provision in this Act shall be interpreted in favor of the interest of the general public.

SEC 20. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any chapter, section, or provision of
this Act shall be declared unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, such parts not affected thereby
shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 21. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, and
administrative regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.

SEC, 22. Effectivity. - This Act shalll take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,