Renaming of the road
- Section 1 renames Pennsylvania Avenue in the City of San Fernando, Province of La Union.
- Section 1 identifies Pennsylvania Avenue as a secondary national road.
- Section 1 renames Pennsylvania Avenue as Governor Joaquin L. Ortega Avenue.
- Section 1 makes the renaming applicable to the specific road described as Pennsylvania Avenue within the stated locality.
Parties, scope, and administrative impact
- Section 1 applies to the road named Pennsylvania Avenue located in the City of San Fernando, Province of La Union.
- Section 1 covers the geographic portion designated as Pennsylvania Avenue under the Act’s description.
- Republic Act No. 9465 provides for a change in the road’s official name to Governor Joaquin L. Ortega Avenue.
- Republic Act No. 9465 does not prescribe separate administrative procedures, filings, or approvals for implementation.
Enforcement, penalties, and limitations
- Republic Act No. 9465 contains no penalty, fine, sanction, or administrative consequence for non-compliance.
- Republic Act No. 9465 contains no enforcement mechanism, enforcement authority, or compliance deadline other than the effectivity rule in Section 2.
- Section 2 limits the Act’s effective timing to upon its approval.
Legislative history and approval
- Republic Act No. 9465 was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.
- The law was approved by President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on May 15, 2007.
- The Speaker of the House of Representatives signed as Jose de Venecia Jr., and the President of the Senate signed as Manny Villar.
- The Act’s clerical attestation is shown by Roberto P. Nazareno (Secretary General, House of Representatives) and Oscar G. Yabes (Secretary of the Senate).