QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 8863)
RA 8863 establishes a national high school in Barangay Bascaran, Municipality of Solano, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, known as the Bascaran National High School.
It is established under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (now generally referred to as the Department of Education).
The Bascaran National High School.
The Secretary shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the Act.
The implementing agency (through the Secretary of Education) must issue rules and regulations to carry out the Act effectively.
They shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
It takes effect upon its approval.
For the Senate: Franklin M. Drilon (President of the Senate). For the House: Manuel B. Villar Jr. (Speaker of the House of Representatives).
RA 8863 was approved by President Joseph E. Estrada on August 22, 2000.
It originated in the House of Representatives.
The House passed it on September 15, 1999, and the Senate passed it on June 5, 2000.
Section 1 establishes the national high school and specifies its location and supervisory authority; Section 2 provides for rules and regulations by the Secretary; Section 3 addresses funding through the General Appropriations Act; Section 4 covers effectivity upon approval.
It indicates the school’s classification as a national high school, which generally implies governance and supervision under the national education department and alignment with national education standards.
It authorizes the relevant executive authority to define procedures, guidelines, and other implementation details necessary to operationalize the law.