Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9674)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 9674 is to establish a national high school in Barangay Barangka, City of Marikina, to be known as Barangka National High School.
Barangka National High School is established under the supervision of the Department of Education.
The official name of the school is Barangka National High School.
The Secretary of Education is responsible for including the funding of Barangka National High School in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Secretary of Education must immediately include the operationalization of Barangka National High School in the Department's program and ensure its funding is included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
The Act was approved by the President of the Senate (Juan Ponce Enrile), the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Prospero C. Nograles), and the President of the Philippines (Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo).
It was passed by the House of Representatives on December 3, 2008, and by the Senate on April 22, 2009.
It legally obligates the Department of Education to operationalize and fund the Barangka National High School as part of its annual budgeting process.