Enactment, date, and effectivity
- Republic Act No. 6844 is January 18, 1990 and is titled “AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MARCOS BRIDGE IN BARANGAY LAUIS, MUNICIPALITY OF CANDELARIA, PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES, TO LAUIS BRIDGE.”
- Section 2 provides that the Act takes effect upon its approval.
- The Act was lapsed into law on January 18, 1990 without the President’s signature in accordance with Article VI, Sec. 27(1), of the Constitution.
- The Act’s effectivity therefore corresponds to January 18, 1990.
Legislative passage history
- The Act originated in the House of Representatives.
- The House of Representatives finally passed the Act on December 6, 1988.
- The Senate finally passed the Act on September 28, 1989.
- The Act was ultimately approved and became law on January 18, 1990.
Signatories and enactment particulars
- The Act bears the signatures of the Senate President JOVITO R. SALONGA and the House Speaker RAMON V. MITRA.
- The Act includes Senate and House secretarial certifications signed by EDWIN P. ACOBA (Secretary of the Senate) and QUIRINO D. ABAD SANTOS, JR. (Secretary of the House of Representatives).
- The Act includes the presidential line showing the President’s signature status as lapsed into law under Article VI, Sec. 27(1), of the Constitution.
- CORAZON C. AQUINO is shown as President of the Philippines in the enactment portion.