Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6813)
The title of Republic Act No. 6813 is 'An Act Changing the Name of the Binagbag Elementary School in Barangay Binagbag, Municipality of Angat, Province of Bulacan, to Francisco F. Illescas Elementary School.'
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 6813 is to rename the Binagbag Elementary School in Barangay Binagbag, Municipality of Angat, Province of Bulacan to Francisco F. Illescas Elementary School.
The school affected is the Binagbag Elementary School located in Barangay Binagbag, Municipality of Angat, Province of Bulacan.
The new name given to Binagbag Elementary School is Francisco F. Illescas Elementary School.
The Act took effect upon its approval on December 18, 1989.
Republic Act No. 6813 was approved by President Corazon C. Aquino.
Jovito R. Salonga, President of the Senate, and Ramon V. Mitra, Speaker of the House of Representatives, were the congressional leaders involved.
The House of Representatives passed the Act on June 5, 1989, and the Senate passed it on September 22, 1989.
No, Republic Act No. 6813 does not provide any penalties or sanctions as it solely addresses the renaming of the school.
Renaming a public school under Philippine law typically honors a person or reflects local identity. It requires legislative authority such as a Republic Act to formalize the change and must be implemented by the Department of Education.