Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9819)
Republic Act No. 9819 establishes an annex of the Makinhas National High School to be located in Barangay Ciabu, City of Baybay, Province of Leyte, to be known as Makinhas National High School Annex.
The Makinhas National High School Annex is located in Barangay Ciabu, City of Baybay, Province of Leyte.
The Makinhas National High School Annex is established under the supervision of the Department of Education.
Section 2 provides that the Secretary of Education shall include the operationalization of Makinhas National High School Annex in the Department's program, and its funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
RA No. 9819 took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
The General Appropriations Act provides the funding necessary for the operationalization of the Makinhas National High School Annex.
The signatories include Juan Ponce Enrile (President of the Senate), Prospero C. Nograles (Speaker of the House of Representatives), Emma Lirio-Reyes (Secretary of Senate), Marilyn B. Barua-Yap (Secretary General House of Representatives), and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (President of the Philippines at the time).
The House of Representatives passed it on October 9, 2008, and the Senate passed it on August 17, 2009.
No, RA No. 9819 does not specify any penalties or sanctions; it primarily concerns the establishment and funding of the school annex.