QuestionsQuestions (BOT ORDER NO. 01-95)
RA 6682 amends the effectivity clause of Executive Order No. 292 (the Administrative Code of 1987).
It is amended so that the Administrative Code shall take effect two years after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Two years after its publication in the Official Gazette.
“Sec. 29. Effectivity.-This Code shall take effect two years after its publication in the Official Gazette.”
It took effect on November 24, 1988.
RA 6682 was approved on November 25, 1988, but Section 2 states it took effect on November 24, 1988.
EO No. 292 is known as the Administrative Code of 1987.
It only amends the effectivity clause of EO 292; it does not broadly change the substantive provisions of the Code.
Because it determines the date the Administrative Code provisions become legally binding, affecting the validity and applicability of administrative actions taken under its authority.
It specifies the date or condition when the law becomes effective and enforceable, guiding courts, government agencies, and the public on when obligations attach.
It originated in the Senate, was passed by the Senate on November 23, 1988, and considered concurred when the House passed it on November 24, 1988; the bills were identical.
It means the text passed by both chambers was the same, which usually avoids the need for bicameral conference committee reconciliation on conflicting provisions.
The controlling trigger is the date of publication in the Official Gazette, with effectivity occurring two years thereafter.
That publication is required to inform the public; laws generally take effect only after publication and/or after the period fixed by the law.
It shows signatures of the President of the Senate (Jovito R. Salonga), Speaker of the House (Ramon V. Mitra), and the President of the Philippines (Corazon C. Aquino).