Sec. 31. Reparability Clause.- If any part of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid such parts or provisions thereof not so declared shall remain valid and subsisting. Sec. 32. Effectivity Clause.- This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) Newspapers of general circulation. Approved. ORIGINAL SIGNED FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives ORIGINAL SIGNED JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2842 and House Bill No. 3841 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on December 11, 2012 and November 26, 2012, respectively. ORIGINAL SIGNED MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives ORIGINAL SIGNED EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of the Senate Approved: ORIGNIAL SIGNED BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines Written by dandee · Filed Under