QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 7858)
Republic Act No. 7858 is titled: “An Act Changing the Name of Rizal College of Agriculture and Technology in Sampaloc, Municipality of Tanay, Province of Rizal, to Rizal State College.” Its subject is the renaming of a specific school.
Section 1 states that the “Rizal College of Agriculture and Technology” located in Sampaloc, Tanay, Rizal, is changed to “Rizal State College.”
The school is located in Sampaloc, Municipality of Tanay, Province of Rizal.
It was enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.
R.A. No. 7858 was approved on January 21, 1995, and under Section 2 it shall take effect upon its approval.
Section 2 provides that the Act shall take effect upon its approval.
The House of Representatives finally passed it on September 21, 1994, and the Senate on November 15, 1994.
The text states it originated in the House of Representatives.
The President signed/approved it, as shown by the approval line bearing the President’s name (Fidel V. Ramos).
Examples: Edgardo J. Angara (President of the Senate) and Jose de Venecia, Jr. (Speaker of the House of Representatives).
Once enacted, the institution’s official legal name is changed from Rizal College of Agriculture and Technology to Rizal State College, affecting official documents, registrations, and references to the institution.
Based on the provided text, the only substantive change expressly stated is the change of the institution’s name; no other powers, functions, or restructuring are specified.