QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 6976)
It changes the name of the Municipality of Sexmoan in the Province of Pampanga to the Municipality of Sasmuan.
The municipality’s official name becomes Municipality of Sasmuan.
It is located in the Province of Pampanga.
Section 1 provides that the name of the municipality is hereby changed from Sexmoan to Sasmuan.
It takes effect upon its approval, as stated in Section 2.
RA 6976 was approved on January 15, 1991.
It originated from the House of Representatives (as stated in the text).
The House passed it on April 5, 1990, and the Senate passed it on December 18, 1990.
It shows the bill originated from the House and was finally passed by both the House and Senate on the stated dates.
President Corazon C. Aquino signed the law.
The President of the Senate was Jovito R. Salonga, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives was Ramon V. Mitra.
It establishes the authority of the law to rename a local government unit, specifically changing the municipality’s official name.
No. The text only changes the municipality’s name, not its boundaries or governmental powers.
It specifies the law’s effectivity—upon approval—helping determine when the renaming becomes legally operative.