Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8396)
Republic Act No. 8396 is an Act establishing a national high school in the Municipality of Jimalalud, Negros Oriental, to be known as the Jimalalud National High School.
Republic Act No. 8396 was approved on November 22, 1997, and lapsed into law without the signature of the President.
The national high school established is called the Jimalalud National High School.
It is located in the Municipality of Jimalalud, Negros Oriental.
The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports is tasked with issuing such rules and regulations.
The necessary funds shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following the enactment of the law and thereafter.
The Act takes effect upon its approval, which in this case was when it lapsed into law on November 22, 1997.
According to Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Philippine Constitution, a bill that is not signed nor vetoed by the President within 30 days after receipt shall become law as if he had signed it.
The legal basis is Republic Act No. 8396, which explicitly establishes the school as a national high school in Jimalalud, Negros Oriental.
No, Republic Act No. 8396 does not specify the curriculum or courses; it only establishes the school and authorizes the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports to issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the law.