Agham Road, BIR Road renamed Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue through RA 11963

Low yellow concrete barriers line up at the corner of BIR and Agham Road in Quezon City on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler)/ FILE

Presidential Communications Office

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. allowed Republic Act (RA) No. 11963 to lapse into law on Thursday, October 12, renaming the Agham Road and the BIR Road as Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue.

RA 11963 , which is titled, an “Act Renaming the Agham Road and the BIR Road, Stretching from North Avenue, Traversing Through Quezon Avenue, Up to East Avenue, All Located in Quezon City, As Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue,” became law without the President’s signature in accordance with the Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution.

“The Department of Public Works and Highways shall issue the necessary rules, orders and circulars to implement the provisions of this Act within 60 days from its effectivity,” the law read.

R.A. 11963 was passed by the House of Representative and the Senate on March 21, 2023, and August 14, 2023, respectively.

The new law takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. PND

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