Practice question
A law with no different effectivity clause is published in installments in a qualifying newspaper. Its full text is completed only with the final installment. An official starts the default 15-day period from the first incomplete installment. Which is correct under Article 2?
- The first fragment necessarily starts the period.
- The default period follows completion of publication, so an incomplete initial installment is not the stated starting point.
- No publication can ever occur in a newspaper.
- The legislature's press conference always controls instead.
- The official may select any earlier date for convenience.
Legal references
- Civil Code Article2, as amended by EO200 Section1; https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_200_1987.html
- DPWH v. Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc., G.R.200015 and205846, March15 2023, main decision, publication discussion; https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69085
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