Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7752)
Republic Act No. 7752 is titled 'An Act Establishing a High School in Barangay Vista Alegre, City of Bacolod, Province of Negros Occidental, to be known as the Teofilo Gensoli, Sr. Memorial High School, and Appropriating Funds Therefor.' Its main purpose is to establish the Teofilo Gensoli, Sr. Memorial High School under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS).
The high school is to be established in Barangay Vista Alegre, City of Bacolod, Province of Negros Occidental.
The school shall operate under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS).
Section 2 mandates that the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports shall implement the Act to make the school operational in the first school term after the Act's effectivity.
The initial funding shall come from appropriations authorized by Republic Act No. 7663 for the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, intended for the operational expenses of newly legislated high schools.
Subsequent operation and maintenance expenses shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Secretary is responsible for implementing the Act to ensure the school becomes operational in the first school term after the law takes effect.
The Act took effect upon its approval, which lapsed into law on June 19, 1994, without the President's signature pursuant to Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution.
Section 27(1), Article VI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution allows a bill to lapse into law if the President does not act on it within a certain period.
No, Republic Act No. 7752 does not specify any penalties or sanctions; it mainly focuses on the establishment and funding of the high school.