2 internal redress mechanism to address cases of discrimination and grant administrative remedies or sanctions for such cases. 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Civil Service Commission, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Interior and Local Government, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Departm ent of Education, Commission on Higher Education, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Justice, Department of Foreign Affairs, and Department of Health shall ensure the implementation of this section. 9 10 11 Failure of the above agencies to ensure the implementation of this provision shall be deemed refusal to address discrimination and sliall be penalized as an analogous act of discrimination. 12 13 Section 14. Appropriations - The initial am ount necessary to implement the provisions of this Act shall be charged against the current yeaLs appropriation of the agencies tasked to implement the provisions of this Act. Tliereafter, such sums as maybe necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act. 1 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 Section 15. Implementing Rules ami Regulations - The CHR in coordination with the Civil Service Commission, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Interior and Local Government, the Armed Forces of tlie Philippines, Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, Teclmical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Justice, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Health, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, and National Commission on Muslim Filipinos shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations within sixty (60) days the effectivity of this Act. 26 27 28 29 Section 16. Separability Clause - Any portion or provision of this Act that may be declared unconstitutional or invalid shall not have the effect of nullifying the other portions and provisions hereof as long as such remaining portion or provision can still subsist and be given effect in their entirety. 30 31 32 Section 17. Repealing Clause - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 33 34 35 Section 19. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 36 Approved, 21