PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 146

: The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 146 is to upgrade the quality of education in the Philippines by requiring all high school graduates seeking admission to post-secondary degree programs necessitating a minimum of four years' study to pass a national entrance examination.
: The Secretary of Education and Culture has the authority to promote and conduct the national entrance examination.
: No, it is required only for post-secondary academic or professional degree programs necessitating a minimum of four years' study.
: The Secretary can determine the method, form, content, date, and place of the examination; enter into agreements to carry out the Decree; determine exemptions; and charge a reasonable fee for the examination.
: The rules and regulations shall take effect fifteen days after their publication in the Official Gazette or in one newspaper of national circulation.
: Within sixty days from the issuance of the Decree, which was March 9, 1973.
: Yes, one million pesos is annually appropriated as part of the budget of the Department of Education and Culture for this purpose.
: Yes, the Secretary of Education and Culture has the authority to determine exemptions from the provisions of the Decree.
: Full implementation was to be held for entering freshmen of the school year 1974-1975.
: It took effect immediately upon its signing on March 9, 1973.