By Gabriela Baron
The LRT-1 Roosevelt Station in Quezon City will now be called FPJ Station beginning Sunday, Aug. 20.
Sen. Grace Poe, former Senate President Tito Sotto III, and Sen. Lito Lapid will lead the ceremony renaming the station.
The event will also unveil a new marker bearing the name of the late National Artist Fernando Poe Jr. who will turn 84 on Aug. 20.
“I hope people remember FPJ whenever they board this train. Public service has always been in FPJ’s heart. Giving commuters a safe and comfortable ride is a way of keeping his legacy alive,” Poe said.
“Magandang regalo kay FPJ at sa kanyang mga taga-suporta ang pagkakaroon ng isang FPJ Station,” she added.
The change in name is in line with Republic Act No. 11608 which renamed Roosevelt Ave. in the first legislative district of Quezon City to FPJ Ave.
The law was authored by Lapid and sponsored by Sotto.
FPJ was hailed as the King of Philippine Movies, starring in about 300 films in his 46 years of acting career.
