Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11264)
Republic Act No. 11264 is an act establishing a national high school in Barangay Francisco Homes-Mulawin, City of San Jose del Monte, Province of Bulacan, to be known as Mulawin National High School, and appropriating funds for its operation.
Mulawin National High School is located in Barangay Francisco Homes-Mulawin, City of San Jose del Monte, Province of Bulacan.
Mulawin National High School shall operate under the supervision of the Department of Education.
The Secretary of Education is responsible for immediately including the operationalization of Mulawin National High School in the Department's program and ensuring that funding for the school is included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Section 3 of RA 11264 mandates the Secretary of Education to formulate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of the Act.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Republic Act No. 11264 was approved by the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, on April 12, 2019.
RA 11264 was passed by the House of Representatives on December 10, 2018, and by the Senate on February 6, 2019.
The Act appropriates funds for the establishment and operationalization of Mulawin National High School, which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
While the Act does not explicitly mention delegation, it mandates the Secretary of Education to include the school’s operationalization in the Department's program and to create implementing rules, implying administrative discretion within the Department of Education.