QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 10716)
RA No. 10716 is an act changing the name of Batasan Hills National High School in Barangay Batasan Hills, City of Quezon, Metro Manila to Corazon C. Aquino National High School.
The school name “Batasan Hills National High School” is changed to “Corazon C. Aquino National High School.”
Barangay Batasan Hills, City of Quezon, Metro Manila.
It only changes the name; Section 2 states the main campus shall remain in its present location.
The main campus of Corazon C. Aquino National High School shall continue to remain in its present location in Barangay Batasan Hills, City of Quezon, Metro Manila.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its official publication in the Official Gazette.
The law’s 15-day effectivity period runs only after its official publication in the Official Gazette.
Franklin M. Drilon (President of the Senate), Feliciano Belmonte Jr. (Speaker of the House of Representatives), Benigno S. Aquino III (President of the Philippines), and secretaries/clerks who certified the enactment.
It originated in the House of Representatives.
Passed by the House of Representatives on February 24, 2014 and by the Senate on October 5, 2015.
The law reflects Congress’s authority to enact statutes that rename institutions; for a national high school, the change of official name is implemented through legislation.
No. The law is limited to renaming and confirming that the main campus remains in the same location.
Changing the name affects the official identity/branding and legal references to the institution, while changing location would affect where the institution operates; RA 10716 does only the former and explicitly confirms the latter does not change.
After effectivity, references should reflect the new official name “Corazon C. Aquino National High School,” while its main campus remains at the same address/location as before.
RA No. 10716, approved on December 10, 2015.
It determines from what date the new official name must be used; administrative and record-keeping changes become effective after the 15-day post-publication period.