QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 8462)
Republic Act No. 8462 is an act establishing a national high school in the Municipality of La Paz, Province of Tarlac, known as the La Paz National High School, and appropriating funds for its implementation.
The La Paz National High School is established in the Municipality of La Paz, Province of Tarlac.
The school shall operate under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.
The Act took effect upon its approval and lapsed into law on January 19, 1998, without the signature of the President, as per Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.
Section 2 states that the amount necessary for implementing the Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment and thereafter.
It means that although the President did not sign the bill, the law still took effect after the constitutional period for action had lapsed, as provided in Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Philippine Constitution.
The General Appropriations Act of the year following the law's enactment includes the necessary funds for the school's implementation.
No, Republic Act No. 8462 does not specify any penalties or sanctions; it focuses on the establishment and funding of the national high school.
The primary purpose is to establish a national high school in La Paz, Tarlac, to provide secondary education under government supervision.
Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that a bill not signed by the President within 30 days of receipt shall lapse into law.