Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8034)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 8034 is to separate the Tacloban City National High School-Basper Annex from the Tacloban City National High School and convert it into a separate and independent national agricultural school called the Tacloban National Agricultural School.
The Tacloban City National High School-Basper Annex in Barangay Basper, Tacloban City was separated and converted.
The Tacloban National Agricultural School is mandated to offer agriculture secondary education relevant to carrying out its objectives.
The Department of Education, Culture, and Sports (DECS) is responsible for issuing the necessary rules and regulations to implement the Act.
The title and ownership of the land and the two school buildings of the Tacloban City National High School-Basper Annex automatically transfer to the Tacloban National Agricultural School.
RA 8034 took effect immediately upon its approval and lapsed into law on June 5, 1995, without the President's signature, pursuant to the Constitution.
The necessary funding is to be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following the enactment of the law and thereafter.
The original Tacloban City National High School is located in Barangay Bagacay, while the new Tacloban National Agricultural School is situated in Barangay Basper.
Section 27(1), Article VI of the Philippine Constitution provides that a bill becomes law without the President's signature if not acted upon within 30 days after receipt.
It is a public institution as it is designated a separate and independent national agricultural school.