Authority and legal basis
- Ferdinand E. Marcos, as President of the Philippines, issues the decree by virtue of the powers vested in him by the Constitution.
- The decree is ordered and enacted through the exercise of presidential authority to rename a public road.
Purpose and policy statement
- The decree is grounded on the tradition of naming important buildings, bridges, and highways after illustrious leaders to perpetuate their names and memories.
- The decree identifies late President Jose P. Laurel, Sr. as a revered leader whose name merits commemoration through a road naming.
Scope: affected road and geographic coverage
- The decree covers the present road traversing Sto. Tomas, Batangas City, and Nasugbu.
- The road covered is the one previously called the “Sto. Tomas-Batangas City-Nasugbu Road.”
Substantive operative rule
- Section 1 changes the road’s name from “Sto. Tomas-Batangas City-Nasugbu Road” to “PRESIDENT LAUREL HIGHWAY.”
Effect of renaming
- After June 10, 1976, the road traversing Sto. Tomas, Batangas City, and Nasugbu must be referred to by the new name “PRESIDENT LAUREL HIGHWAY.”
Transitional and implementation provisions
- Section 2 provides immediate effect, establishing no waiting period and no additional implementation requirements within the decree.