Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8649)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 8649 is to convert the Central Mindanao University-Barangay Development School in Barangay Balila, Municipality of Lantapan, Province of Bukidnon, into a national high school to be known as the Lantapan National High School.
The Lantapan National High School will operate under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS).
The school is located in Barangay Balila, Municipality of Lantapan, Province of Bukidnon.
Republic Act No. 8649 took effect upon its approval, which lapsed into law on May 30, 1998.
The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment and thereafter.
RA 8649 lapsed into law without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Constitution, specifically under President Fidel V. Ramos.
If the President neither signs nor vetoes a bill within 30 days after it has been presented to him, it becomes law as if he had signed it, as provided by Article VI, Section 27(1) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
Including appropriations in the General Appropriations Act ensures that the national government allocates and provides the necessary funding for the operations and maintenance of the newly converted national high school.
The law was approved by Senate President Ernesto M. Maceda and House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., indicating their roles in facilitating the passage of the bill, though the exact principal authors are not specified in the text provided.
No, RA 8649 does not specify any penalties for non-compliance; it focuses on the conversion of the school and appropriation of funds.