Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8383)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 8383 is to separate the Malabon Municipal High School, Tugatog Annex from the Malabon Municipal High School in Hulong-Duhat and to convert it into a separate and independent national high school known as Tugatog National High School.
Tugatog National High School is located in Barangay Tugatog, Municipality of Malabon, Metro Manila.
Tugatog National High School operates under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.
The amount necessary for the implementation of the Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Malabon Municipal High School, Tugatog Annex. Thereafter, appropriations for the operation and maintenance of the Tugatog National High School must be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Act took effect upon its approval, which lapsed into law on November 13, 1997, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Constitution.
Separating the Tugatog Annex creates a separate and independent national high school that operates independently from the Malabon Municipal High School.
The approval dates by the House of Representatives on May 24, 1989, and the Senate on September 22, 1989, reflect the legislative process milestones before the law lapsed into effect in 1997.
Yes, the Act provides for funding to be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Malabon Municipal High School, Tugatog Annex and subsequent funding through the General Appropriations Act for operation and maintenance.
Ernesto M. Maceda was the President of the Senate, and Jose De Venecia Jr. was the Secretary of the House of Representatives who attested to the passage of the Act.
Article VI, Section 27(1) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that a bill which is not signed by the President within 30 days after receipt shall become law as if he had signed it.