QuestionsQuestions (LETTER OF INSTRUCTION NO. 761)
RA 7769 establishes the “Ambassador Pablo R. Suarez, Jr. National High School,” located in Barangay Bicao, Municipality of Carmen, Province of Bohol.
The official name is “Ambassador Pablo R. Suarez, Jr. National High School.”
The Secretary is authorized to issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act.
The amount necessary to carry out the provisions is to be funded out of appropriations authorized by Republic Act No. 7663 for newly legislated high schools’ operational expenses.
RA 7769 refers to Republic Act No. 7663 for appropriations intended for operational expenses of newly legislated high schools.
Afterward, the amount needed for the school’s operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
While RA 7769 does not name a specific agency for “inclusion,” the annual General Appropriations Act is crafted by Congress and implemented through the national government; operationalizing the school would involve the education department’s budgeting and submission processes under the applicable budget framework.
It takes effect upon its approval.
It states that RA 7769 lapsed into law on June 19, 1994 without the President’s signature, pursuant to Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution.
It means the bill became law by operation of the Constitution because the President did not sign it within the constitutionally prescribed period.
The Act is dated June 19, 1994; it lapsed into law on that same date without the President’s signature.
It includes both: Section 1 establishes the national high school, while Section 3 provides funding instructions—initial funding from RA 7663 appropriations and thereafter from the annual General Appropriations Act.
Section 1 (establishment and location/name), Section 2 (rules/regulations by the Secretary of the DECS), Section 3 (funding source and future appropriations), and Section 4 (effectivity upon approval).
It identifies the specific existing appropriation law and funds intended for operational expenses of newly legislated high schools, which affects the availability of initial implementation resources.
To operationalize the law by issuing implementing rules and regulations—such as governance, administrative setup, enrollment-related procedures, and other operational directives consistent with the Act.