Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6639)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 6639 is to rename the Manila International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Republic Act No. 6639 was approved on August 17, 1987.
The new name of the Manila International Airport is Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
No, the Act solely provides for the renaming of the Manila International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
The renaming took effect upon the approval of the Act.
President Corazon C. Aquino signed Republic Act No. 6639 into law.
The Act was approved by both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
No penalties or sanctions are mentioned in Republic Act No. 6639.
The Act originated in the House of Representatives, was finally passed by the House on August 10, 1987, and by the Senate on August 17, 1987, before being approved by the President.
Jovito R. Salonga (President of the Senate), Ramon V. Mitra (Secretary of the House), Eriberto M. Bernal (Secretary of the Senate), and Quirino D. Abad Santos, Jr. (Secretary of the House) certified the passage of the Act.