Question & AnswerQ&A (BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 476)
The main purpose of Batas Pambansa Blg. 476 is to convert the Cadiz City High School in the City of Cadiz into a national high school to be known as the Dr. Vicente F. Gustilo Memorial National High School.
The new name is Dr. Vicente F. Gustilo Memorial National High School.
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports is directed to take necessary steps for the conversion and operation of the school.
For the current fiscal year, the school's operation will be funded out of local funds and its share of national aid to local schools.
The funding requirements for the succeeding fiscal years shall be provided in the General Appropriations Acts.
The law took effect upon its approval on June 10, 1983.
No, the law does not specify any penalties for non-compliance.
Yes, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports is tasked with steps necessary for the conversion and operation of the school.
Conversion to a national high school typically means that the school will be funded and administered by the national government, which may improve resources and standards.
Yes, the law appropriates funds for the conversion and operation of the newly converted national high school, initially from local and national sources, and thereafter through the General Appropriations Act.