Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8040)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 8040 is to convert the Taytay Municipal High School into a national high school to be known as the Taytay National High School in the Municipality of Taytay, Province of Rizal.
The Taytay Municipal High School is affected and is converted into a national high school called Taytay National High School.
The Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports is responsible for issuing rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
The necessary funds will be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following the enactment of the law and in subsequent years.
The Act took effect upon its approval and it lapsed into law on June 5, 1995, without the President's signature, according to Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution.
It means that the law automatically took effect because the President neither signed nor vetoed the bill within the constitutionally prescribed period.
The full name is Republic Act No. 8040, An Act Converting the Taytay Municipal High School into a National High School, to be Known as the Taytay National High School in the Municipality of Taytay, Province of Rizal, and Appropriating Funds Therefor.
No, the Act does not specify the exact amount, but it provides that the necessary amount shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.
No specific deadline is mentioned in the Act for the conversion process.
Section 27(1), Article VI of the Philippine Constitution provides that a bill becomes law if the President does not sign or veto it within 30 days after receipt.