Providing For the Publication of Laws Either in the Official Gazette Or in A Newspaper of General Circulation in the Philippines as A Requirement For Their Effectivity

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 200 June 18, 1987

PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF LAWS EITHER IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OR IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE PHILIPPINES AS A REQUIREMENT FOR THEIR EFFECTIVITY

WHEREAS, Article 2 of the Civil Code partly provides that "laws shall take effect after fifteen days following the completion of their publication in the Official Gazette, unless it is otherwise provided . . .;"

WHEREAS, the requirement that for laws to be effective only a publication thereof in the Official Gazette will suffice has entailed some problems, a point recognized by the Supreme Court in Tañada. et al. vs. Tuvera, et al. (G.R. No. 63915, December 29, 1986) when it observed that "[t]here is much to be said of the view that the publication need not be made in the Official Gazette, considering its erratic release and limited readership";

WHEREAS, it was likewise observed that "[u]ndoubtedly, newspapers of general circulation could better perform the function of communicating the laws to the people as such periodicals...

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Publication Requirement for Laws to Take Effect

- Laws shall take effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines, unless otherwise provided. (Section 1)
- This Executive Order repeals or modifies Article 2 of the Civil Code of the Philippines and all other inconsistent laws. (Section 2)
- This Executive Order took effect immediately after publication in the Official Gazette. (Section 3)