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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ANTONIO F. TRILLANES 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
It has been observed that a number of major streets in Metro Manila have been renamed 
in honor of past presidents of the country, namely, Manuel L. Quezon, Jose P. Laurel, 
Manuel A. Roxas, Elpidio Quirino and Ramon Magsaysay. 
Be that as it may, there is no major street in this premier metropolis that has been named 
or a monument of substance built in honor of General Emilio Aguinaldo, the President of 
the First PhiIippine Republic. 
President Aguinaldo, whose presidency was inaugurated on June 12, 1898 in Kawit, 
Cavite, remains to be unappreciated and underrepresented especially in matters that can 
exalt him for his unprecedented leadership. Considering that we are celebrating the 1 
anniversary of First Philippine Republic next year (2008), it is a propitious time to give 
honor to the distinguished Filipino who was one of the leaders who signed the Pact of 
Biak-na-Bat0 and was the president of the Supreme Council of the Biak-na-Bat0 
Republican Government, and who also led the resistance against the American imperialist 
forces. 
This bill, therefore, seeks to give due recognition to the valor and statesmanship of 
General Aguinaldo by renaming Circumferential Road 5 (from SLEX to Commonwealth 
Avenue), located in Metro Manila, as Emilio Aguinaldo Avenue. 
The role of Aguinaldo, the military leader of the Republic, is entitled to a "long-delayed 
place of honor" in the national pantheon of heroes. 
Ip the light of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly requested. 
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AN ACT 
COMMONWEALTH AVENUE) IN METRO MANILA IN HONOR OF 
RENAMING CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROAD 5 OR C-5 (FROM SLEX TO 
PRESIDENT EMILIO AGUINALDO, TEE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER- 
IN-CHIEF OF THE FIRST PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC, TO BE KNOWN AS PRES. 
E m 1 0  AGUINALDO AVENUE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1.Naming of C-5 Road- In due recognition of the valor and 
statesmanship of General Emilio Aguinaldo who was the President and Commander-In- 
Chief of the First Philippine Republic, the Circumferential Road 5 which is commonly 
known as C-5 Road (from the South Luzon Expressway [SLEX] toll plaza up to 
Commonwealth Avenue), located in Metro Manila is hereby named as the President 
Emilio Aguinaldo Avenue. 
SEC. 2. Official Reference; Change of Signage.- The Department of Public 
Works and Highways (DPWH) and/or the Metro Manila Authority (MMDA), the various 
local government units (LGUs) exercising jurisdiction over areas traversed by the C-5 
Road as well as the entire government bureaucracy shall henceforth officially refer to the 
said road as the President Emilio Aguinaldo Avenue. Furthermore, the DPWH,MMDA 
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and concerned LGUs shall also cause the installation and/or appropriate change of the 
signage referring to the said road at the soonest possible time. 
SEC.3. Effectivity.- This law shall take effect within fifteen (15) days from its 
publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation, which shall be undertaken by 
the DPWH immediately upon approval hereof. 
Approved, 
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