Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7793)
The primary purpose of Republic Act No. 7793 is to convert the Ipilan Barangay High School into a national high school to be known as the Ipilan National High School in the Municipality of Brooke's Point, Province of Palawan.
The new name is Ipilan National High School.
It is located in the Municipality of Brooke's Point, Province of Palawan.
Section 2 of RA 7793 provides that the necessary amount to implement the provisions of the Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment and thereafter.
The funding is to be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following the law's enactment and subsequent years.
The Act took effect upon its approval; specifically, it lapsed into law on August 8, 1994, without the President's signature.
Pursuant to Section 27(1), Article VI of the Philippine Constitution, a bill that is not signed by the President within 30 days after receipt automatically becomes law.
No, RA 7793 does not prescribe any penalties or sanctions; it is an enabling act converting a barangay high school into a national high school and appropriating funds.
The Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled enacted RA 7793.
The conversion institutionalizes the school as a national high school, which typically means the school will be under the direct supervision and funding of the national government, enhancing its status and resources.