DECS MEMORANDUM NO. 386, S. 1999

: The Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) had the authority to approve the renaming of schools as per DECS Order No. 5, s. 1989.
: Section 99(d) of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code, supersedes the previous requirement.
: The Local School Board functions as the recommending body that can recommend to the Local Sanggunian the change of the name of the school.
: The Local Sanggunian has the power to enact an ordinance to change the name of schools.
: No, approval of the Secretary of Education is no longer necessary for renaming schools under the new guidelines.
: The Local School Board recommends the name change, and the Local Sanggunian enacts an ordinance to officially rename the school.
: The Local Sanggunian refers to the elected local legislative council, such as the Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlalawigan, authorized to enact local laws or ordinances.
: Because Section 99(d) of the Local Government Code provides the Local Sanggunian the authority to enact ordinances, including changing school names, thus removing the need for DECS Secretary's approval.
: The Local Sanggunian must enact an ordinance to rename a school.