QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 6731)
Republic Act No. 6731 is an act changing the name of Vito Cruz Street in the districts of Malate and Singalong, City of Manila, and in the Municipality of Makati, Metro Manila, to Pablo de Leon Ocampo Street in honor of Pablo de Leon Ocampo.
The street being renamed is Vito Cruz Street.
The renaming covers: (1) the districts of Malate and Singalong, City of Manila, and (2) the Municipality of Makati, Metro Manila, which the law states is traversed by Vito Cruz Street.
It changes the name to Pablo de Leon Ocampo Street.
The law honors Pablo de Leon Ocampo, described as a lawyer, editor, parliamentarian, statesman, and nationalist.
It provides that the name of Vito Cruz Street in the specified areas “is hereby changed” to Pablo de Leon Ocampo Street.
The Act takes effect upon its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Upon publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation.
It uses a publication-based rule, not a specific date; effectivity is tied to publication in at least two newspapers.
It originated in the House of Representatives and was finally passed by the House on May 31, 1989 and by the Senate on May 29, 1989.
RA 6731 was approved on June 14, 1989 by President Corazon C. Aquino.
Since Section 2 makes effectivity dependent on publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation, failure to meet the requirement means the law would not become effective as intended.
It extends beyond Manila: it covers the districts of Malate and Singalong, City of Manila, and also the Municipality of Makati, Metro Manila.
It clarifies that the street’s route crosses into Makati; thus, the renaming applies to the portion of the street located within Makati as well.
The law characterizes him as a lawyer, editor, parliamentarian, statesman and nationalist—justifying the commemorative naming.