Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8723)
Republic Act No. 8723 is an act creating the Lawang Bato National High School in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, by separating the Lawang Bato Annex from the Valenzuela Municipal High School and providing funds for its operation.
The Lawang Bato Annex of Valenzuela Municipal High School was separated to create the Lawang Bato National High School.
It is located in Barangay Lawang Bato, Municipality of Valenzuela, Metro Manila.
All properties and assets previously belonging to the Valenzuela Municipal High School-Lawang Bato Annex are transferred to the newly created Lawang Bato National High School.
Funding requirements for the operation of the new school are initially charged to the appropriations for the current fiscal year of the Valenzuela Municipal High School-Lawang Bato Annex.
The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports is responsible for issuing the necessary directives to implement the separation and ensure smooth operation.
The necessary funds for the operation of the school after the initial year shall be appropriated in the annual General Appropriations Act.
This Act took effect upon its approval and lapsed into law on July 23, 1998, without the President's signature, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Philippine Constitution.
The Act was approved by the President of the Senate Neptali A. Gonzales and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Jose De Venecia Jr., and later lapsed into law without the President's signature.
The Act lapsed into law under the provision of Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Philippine Constitution, which allows a bill to become law if the President does not act on it within 30 days after receipt.