Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8586)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 8586 is to separate the Guindaruhan National High School Extension in Barangay Tulay, Municipality of Minglanilla, Province of Cebu from the Guindaruhan National High School and convert it into an independent national high school to be known as the Tulay National High School.
All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the Guindaruhan National High School Extension are transferred to and absorbed by the Tulay National High School.
The initial funding for the implementation of this Act is charged against the current year's appropriations of the Guindaruhan National High School-Barangay Tulay Extension.
Funds necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Tulay National High School after the initial appropriations shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Republic Act No. 8586 took effect upon its approval, which lapsed into law on March 2, 1998.
It means that the law automatically took effect without the President's signature after a specific period allowed by the Constitution (Article VI, Sec. 27 (1)) had passed without action from the President.
The Tulay National High School is located in Barangay Tulay, Municipality of Minglanilla, Province of Cebu.
No, Republic Act No. 8586 does not specify any penalties for non-compliance within its text.
Although the President of the Philippines did not sign the Act, it was approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate and later lapsed into law under the Constitution.