Title
Renaming Sison National High School
Law
Republic Act No. 7694
Decision Date
Apr 9, 1994
Republic Act No. 7694 changes the name of Sison National High School to Toledo S. Pantilo, Sr. Memorial National High School in the Municipality of Sison, Province of Surigao del Norte.

Q&A (Republic Act No. 7694)

Republic Act No. 7694 is an act changing the name of the Sison National High School in the Municipality of Sison, Province of Surigao del Norte, to Toledo S. Pantilo, Sr. Memorial National High School.

The public secondary school affected is the Sison National High School in the Municipality of Sison, Province of Surigao del Norte.

The new name of the school is Toledo S. Pantilo, Sr. Memorial National High School.

The Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) and all its instrumentalities must be duly notified of the new name of the school.

Republic Act No. 7694 took effect upon its approval, specifically on April 9, 1994, when it lapsed into law without the President's signature.

Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution allowed the Act to lapse into law without the President's signature after a certain period.

The Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled enacted Republic Act No. 7694.

Yes, Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7694 states that for all intents and purposes, the school shall be known as Toledo S. Pantilo, Sr. Memorial National High School.

Section 3 requires that the Department of Education, Culture and Sports and all its instrumentalities be duly notified of the school's new name.

No, Republic Act No. 7694 does not specify any penalties for failure to comply with the name change.


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