QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 9558)
Republic Act No. 9558 is an Act establishing a national high school in Barangay San Antonio, City of Ozamiz, Province of Misamis Occidental, to be known as San Antonio National High School, and appropriating funds therefor.
It is established under the supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd).
In Barangay San Antonio, City of Ozamiz, Province of Misamis Occidental.
San Antonio National High School.
The Secretary of Education must immediately include the operationalization of San Antonio National High School in the Department’s program.
The funding is to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
It empowers the Secretary of Education to issue the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of the Act.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
President of the Senate Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker of the House of Representatives Prospero C. Nograles; and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, with corresponding Senate and House secretarial signatures.
The Act originated in the House of Representatives, was finally passed by the House on May 12, 2008, and by the Senate on January 21, 2009.
It requires the DepEd Secretary to include the operationalization of the school in DepEd’s program, with funding to come through the annual General Appropriations Act.
It requires future appropriations; while the Act mandates inclusion in DepEd’s program, funding is included through the annual General Appropriations Act.
It indicates DepEd has oversight responsibility for the established national high school, including compliance with education rules and implementation of the Act’s purpose.
Publication is the triggering event for effectivity; the Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after such publication.
Implementation authority is given to the Secretary of Education, who may issue necessary rules and regulations to carry out the Act.
The law directs that operationalization funding of the school be included in the annual General Appropriations Act, rather than specifying a single fixed amount in the Act itself.