REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8971 - AN ACT NAMING THE AGOO-TUBAO-PUGO SECTION OF THE AGOO-BAGUIO ROAD, THE JOSE D. ASPIRAS HIGHWAY, AND THE BENGUET-BAGUIO CITY SECTION OF THE SAME ROAD, THE BEN PALISPIS HIGHWAY

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The Agoo-Tubao-Pugo section of the Agoo-Baguio Road situated in the Province of La Union, Region 1, is hereby named the Jose D. Aspiras Highway. The Benguet- Baguio City section of the same road beginning at the La Union - Benguet provincial boundary traversing the Province of Benguet and the City of Baguio in the Cordillera Region, is hereby named the Ben Palispis Highway.

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON (Sgd.) MANUEL B. VILLAR JR.

President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on August 16, 2000 and June 8, 2000, respectively.

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES (Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO

Secretary of the Senate

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: October 31, 2000.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH E. ESTRADA President of the Philippines