Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6695)
Republic Act No. 6695 is an act renaming the Tumaga Elementary School in Zamboanga City to the Catalina Vda. de Jalon Memorial School.
The school is located in Barangay Tumaga, Zamboanga City.
The new name is Catalina Vda. de Jalon Memorial School.
The Act took effect upon its approval on February 10, 1989.
President Corazon C. Aquino approved Republic Act No. 6695, albeit it was enacted without executive approval.
The House of Representatives and the Senate passed the Act.
It was passed by the House of Representatives on September 22, 1988, and by the Senate on December 2, 1988.
No, Republic Act No. 6695 solely concerns the renaming of a public school and does not specify any penalties or sanctions.
Jovito R. Salonga (President of the Senate), Ramon V. Mitra (Speaker of the House of Representatives), Edwin P. Acoba (Secretary of the Senate), Quirino D. Abad Santos Jr. (Secretary of the House of Representatives), and Corazon C. Aquino (President of the Philippines).
It illustrates that renaming a public school requires the enactment of a law by Congress, passing both the House of Representatives and the Senate, followed by approval or enactment by the President.