QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 200)
It requires that laws take effect after fifteen (15) days following the completion of their publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines, unless otherwise provided.
The original rule generally required publication in the Official Gazette; EO No. 200 amended it so publication may be made either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
After fifteen (15) days following the completion of their publication in either the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
EO No. 200 cites Article 2 of the Civil Code and the Supreme Court’s observation in Tañada v. Tuvera (G.R. No. 63915, Dec. 29, 1986) regarding issues with Official Gazette publication.
It noted that release of the Official Gazette can be erratic and has limited readership, raising doubts about the sufficiency of relying solely on it for communicating laws to the people.
Because newspapers of general circulation are more easily available, have wider readership, and come out regularly, thereby better communicating laws to the public.
Count fifteen (15) days from the completion date of publication in that newspaper, unless the law provides a different effectivity date.
The fifteen-day period applies unless the law itself provides otherwise (e.g., a different effectivity date).
Article 2 of Republic Act No. 386 (the Civil Code) is repealed or modified to the extent inconsistent with EO No. 200.
No. Section 2 states that Article 2 is repealed or modified “accordingly” and only to the extent inconsistent with EO No. 200.
All laws inconsistent with EO No. 200 are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
It takes effect immediately after its publication in the Official Gazette.
The countdown of fifteen (15) days is reckoned from the date the publication requirement is fully satisfied (i.e., after the last day/completion of the required publication).
No. Publication is required either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, not both.
By allowing publication in newspapers of general circulation, which typically have wider and more regular readership.