QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 10227)
RA 10227 is an act renaming the Aparri School of Arts and Trade (ASAT) in Aparri, Cagayan into the Aparri Polytechnic Institute (API).
The Aparri School of Arts and Trade (ASAT) in the Municipality of Aparri, Province of Cagayan is renamed to the Aparri Polytechnic Institute (API).
It changes ASAT to the Aparri Polytechnic Institute (API).
It is located in the Municipality of Aparri, Province of Cagayan.
The law itself provides for the renaming in Section 1, and it includes an effectivity rule in Section 2 after publication.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Section 2 states that effectivity is fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette.
It originated in the House of Representatives and was finally passed by the House and the Senate (House: March 9, 2011; Senate: July 24, 2012).
The law is expressly about changing the name; it does not state that a new school is created, but rather that ASAT is renamed to API.
RA 10227 was approved on October 18, 2012.
Benigno S. Aquino III.
Juan Ponce Enrile (President of the Senate) and Feliciano Belmonte Jr. (Speaker of the House of Representatives).
Publication triggers the countdown for the law’s effectivity—fifteen (15) days after publication.
It identifies the bill’s origin as required for legislative history; the final passage occurred after both chambers acted.
After effectivity, official references should reflect the new name: Aparri Polytechnic Institute (API) instead of Aparri School of Arts and Trade (ASAT).