Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6)
July 4, 1946, is the date of the proclamation of the Republic of the Philippines, and as of this date, the present Congress of the Philippines was designated as the First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines.
Starting July 4, 1946, the present Congress of the Philippines shall be known as the First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines.
All laws enacted by the First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines on or after July 4, 1946, shall be serially numbered beginning with number one and shall be known as Republic Acts.
Republic Act No. 6 took effect as of July 4, 1946.
No, Republic Act No. 6 applies only to laws enacted on or after July 4, 1946, as it provides for the numbering and naming of laws after that date.
The primary purpose is to declare that the present Congress as of July 4, 1946, shall be known as the First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines and to regulate the numbering and naming of laws enacted by this Congress.
They are designated as Republic Acts.
Republic Act No. 6 was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.
No, Republic Act No. 6 does not specify any penalties or sanctions; it only deals with the designation and numbering of the Congress and its laws.
According to Republic Act No. 6, Republic Acts refer to the laws enacted by the First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines serially numbered starting from number one as of July 4, 1946.