Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9975)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 9975 is to establish a national high school in Barangay Sinangguyan, Municipality of Don Carlos, Province of Bukidnon, to be known as Don Carlos National High School, and to appropriate the necessary funds for its operation.
Don Carlos National High School will operate under the supervision of the Department of Education.
The Don Carlos National High School is located in Barangay Sinangguyan, Municipality of Don Carlos, Province of Bukidnon.
The Secretary of Education is responsible for including the funding for the operationalization of Don Carlos National High School in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Republic Act No. 9975 establishes the Don Carlos National High School.
Republic Act No. 9975 took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
The Secretary of Education is tasked with issuing the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of Republic Act No. 9975 and ensuring the operationalization and funding of the Don Carlos National High School.
The publication in the Official Gazette marks the effectivity of the law, which occurs fifteen (15) days after such publication.
The law was approved and signed by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, and House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles.
Section 2 pertains to appropriations, mandating that the Secretary of Education include funding for the Don Carlos National High School in the Department’s program and the annual General Appropriations Act.