QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 9894)
Republic Act No. 9894 is an Act establishing a national high school in the Municipality of Sagnay, Province of Camarines Sur, to be known as Catalotoan National High School, and appropriating funds therefor.
It is established in the Municipality of Sagnay, Province of Camarines Sur.
It is established under the supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd).
Catalotoan National High School.
The Secretary of Education must immediately include the operationalization of Catalotoan National High School in the DepEd program, with funding to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
RA 9894 requires that the operationalization and funding be included in the annual General Appropriations Act; it does not specify an exact amount in the text provided.
The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of the Act.
Rules and regulations that may be necessary to implement the Act.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
The Act’s effectivity is expressly conditioned on publication in the Official Gazette, with a 15-day period after publication.
It refers to the steps needed to put the school into actual functioning—i.e., implementation within DepEd planning and programs prior to or alongside funding under the General Appropriations Act.
It is a special law that creates a specific public school (a national high school) in a particular locality and provides for its funding and implementation.
The Department of Education, through the Secretary of Education.
The text shows signatories including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Secretary General of the House, the Secretary of Senate, and the President of the Philippines.
No. While RA 9894 directs that funding be included in the annual General Appropriations Act, actual release and amounts depend on that appropriations process.
It indicates that the school is part of the DepEd system and will be managed/overseen consistent with DepEd policies and supervision, even though the school is established by the Act.