Question & AnswerQ&A (BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 587)
The main purpose is to convert the General Trias Municipal High School and two barangay high schools in General Trias, Cavite, into national high schools and integrate them into one school known as Governor Ferrer Memorial High School.
The General Trias Municipal High School, the Buenavista Barangay High School, and the Biclatan Barangay High School in the Municipality of General Trias, Province of Cavite, were converted into national high schools.
The integrated national high school is to be known as the Governor Ferrer Memorial High School.
The main campus will be at the present site of the General Trias Municipal High School.
For the current fiscal year, the operations shall be funded out of local funds and from its share of national aid to local schools.
Funding for succeeding fiscal years shall be provided in the forthcoming General Appropriations Acts.
The act took effect upon its approval on June 24, 1983.
The Batasang Pambansa enacted Batas Pambansa Blg. 587.
The law mentions the integration of the three schools into one national high school but does not detail the procedural steps of integration.
No, the law does not specify any penalties for non-compliance.
The integration aims to unify resources and provide better educational facilities and administration under one national high school system.
The Philippine national government, through the General Appropriations Acts, is responsible for providing funds after the current fiscal year.