QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 7403)
It is an act “changing the name of the Philippine Children’s Medical Center in Quezon Boulevard, Quezon City, to Philippine Pediatric Hospital and Development Center.”
The Philippine Children’s Medical Center located in Quezon Boulevard, Quezon City.
It is changed to “Philippine Pediatric Hospital and Development Center.”
RA 7403 states that the “name of the Philippine Children’s Medical Center” is changed, indicating the institution’s official name is changed as a whole.
Quezon Boulevard, Quezon City.
It provides that the Act takes effect upon its approval.
It was approved on April 14, 1992.
The President of the Philippines (Corazon C. Aquino), the President of the Senate (Ramon V. Mitra), and the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Neptali A. Gonzales as shown in the text).
The Secretary of the Senate is Anacleto D. Badoy, Jr. and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives is Camilo L. Sabio.
It states that the Act “originated in the House of Representatives.”
The House finally passed it on October 14, 1991, and the Senate finally passed it on February 3, 1992.
It references “88 OG No. 23, 3493 (June 8, 1992).”
It legally authorizes the institution to adopt the new official name, which affects how it is identified in official records, government documents, and public communications.
No. Based on the text provided, RA 7403 only changes the name of the institution and provides the effectivity clause.
It means there is no waiting period after the President’s approval; the Act becomes effective immediately upon approval.