Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8673)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 8673 is to convert Barangay Darat High School in the Municipality of Pinili, Province of Ilocos Norte, into a national high school to be known as Pinili National High School.
The Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports is responsible for issuing the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of Republic Act No. 8673.
Republic Act No. 8673 took effect upon its approval, which lapsed into law on June 25, 1998 without the signature of the President, pursuant to Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Philippine Constitution.
Barangay Darat High School in the Municipality of Pinili, Ilocos Norte was converted and renamed as Pinili National High School.
The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
No, Republic Act No. 8673 does not specify any penalties or sanctions for non-compliance within its text.
Republic Act No. 8673 lapsed into law without the signature of President Fidel V. Ramos, in accordance with the Philippine Constitution, after being passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Under Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Philippine Constitution, if the President does not sign a bill within 30 days after receipt, it lapses into law as if he had signed it.
Republic Act No. 8673 was passed by the House of Representatives on August 5, 1997, and the Senate on December 11, 1997.
It was published in Official Gazette No. 31, 103 Supplement, dated August 3, 1998.