Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8782)
Republic Act No. 8782 is an act that separates the Natividad National High School Annex in Barangay Pulungmasle, Municipality of Guagua, Province of Pampanga from the Natividad National High School and converts it into an independent national high school known as Pulungmasle National High School.
The main objective of RA 8782 is to create Pulungmasle National High School as an independent national high school by separating it from the Natividad National High School.
Pulungmasle National High School is located in Barangay Pulungmasle, Municipality of Guagua, Province of Pampanga.
The Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) is tasked with the immediate implementation of RA 8782.
The initial funding will be charged to the appropriations for the current fiscal year of the Natividad National High School-Pulungmasle Annex.
Future funding shall be appropriated in the annual General Appropriations Act.
This act took effect upon its approval on April 27, 2000.
It was approved by then President Joseph E. Estrada.
The House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines passed RA 8782.
Separating a school annex into an independent national high school allows for more focused administration, improved allocation of resources, and potentially better educational services tailored to the community's needs.