QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11608)
Republic Act No. 11608 is entitled: “An Act Renaming Roosevelt Avenue Located in Legislative District I of Quezon City as Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue.” Its subject is the renaming of Roosevelt Avenue in Quezon City’s Legislative District I to Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue.
The road renamed under Section 1 is Roosevelt Avenue located in Legislative District I of Quezon City.
Roosevelt Avenue is renamed as Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue.
The law specifies Roosevelt Avenue located in Legislative District I of Quezon City.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is mandated to issue the necessary rules, orders, and circulars to implement the Act.
DPWH must implement the Act within sixty (60) days from its effectivity.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Section 3 conditions the effectivity on publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, followed by a 15-day waiting period.
It was approved by: Vicente C. Sotto III (President of the Senate), Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco (Speaker of the House of Representatives), and Rodrigo Roa Duterte (President of the Philippines).
RA 11608 was approved on December 10, 2021.
The Act originated in the House of Representatives, passed in the House on September 9, 2020, amended by the Senate on September 13, 2021, and the amendments were concurred in by the House on September 27, 2021.
It indicates the bill’s origin chamber in Congress, which is relevant in determining legislative process history and sequence of deliberations.
Whether DPWH’s failure to issue the necessary rules/orders/circulars within the 60-day period affects the law’s validity or merely delays implementation, noting that the Act’s effectivity is governed by Section 3.
RA 11608 itself renames the road by virtue of Section 1 upon its effectivity. Administrative action by DPWH is for implementation (e.g., rules/orders/circulars such as signage and administrative updates), not for creating the renaming.
Publication may be in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.