QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 8396)
RA 8396’s purpose is to establish a national high school in the Municipality of Jimalalud, Negros Oriental, to be known as Jimalalud National High School, and to appropriate funds for it.
It is established in the Municipality of Jimalalud, Negros Oriental, and is named Jimalalud National High School.
The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports is tasked to issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the law’s purpose.
Section 2 authorizes the implementing authority (Sec. of Education, Culture and Sports) to promulgate the specific implementing rules and regulations needed to operationalize the law.
The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act must be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law, and thereafter.
To ensure that the necessary funds are appropriated through the regular national budget process, beginning with the next year after the Act’s enactment into law.
Section 4 provides that the Act shall take effect upon its approval.
It lapsed into law on November 22, 1997 without the President’s signature pursuant to Article VI, Section 27(1) of the 1987 Constitution.
Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Constitution is cited, which covers the ‘lapsed into law’ rule when the President does not act within the constitutionally allotted period.
It means the bill became law automatically because the President did not sign or veto it within the period provided by the Constitution.
(1) The Department of Education (through the Secretary) must issue implementing rules and regulations; and (2) necessary funds must be included in the General Appropriations Act as required by Section 3.
Substantive: Section 1 (establishes the high school). Procedural/administrative: Sections 2 (rules and regulations) and 3 (budget appropriation requirement). Section 4 concerns effectivity.
It does not directly specify an amount in the text; instead, Section 3 requires that the necessary amount be included in the General Appropriations Act.
The text shows H. No. 2631, and indicates RA 8396 was approved/lapsed into law on November 22, 1997 without the President’s signature. This matters because effectivity depends on the constitutional lapse mechanism rather than Presidential approval.