QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 9596)
RA 9596 (May 13, 2009) establishes a national high school in Barangay Patac, Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Province of La Union.
It is to be known as Sto. Tomas National High School.
The Department of Education (DepEd).
Barangay Patac, Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Province of La Union.
The Secretary of Education shall immediately include the operationalization of Sto. Tomas National High School in the Department’s program.
Funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
There is no immediate lump-sum appropriation stated in the act; instead, funding is to be included in the yearly General Appropriations Act.
The Secretary shall issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of the Act.
The Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
It would not take effect until after the required fifteen (15) days from publication in the Official Gazette, since effectivity is expressly tied to publication.
Section 2(a), which states that funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
It originated in the House of Representatives, was finally passed by the House on May 12, 2008, and by the Senate on February 2, 2009.
It was approved by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated May 13, 2009.
The title indicates its purpose; Section 1 establishes the school, Section 2 provides for funding inclusion in the budget, Section 3 allows implementing rules, and Section 4 sets effectivity.
It is not fully self-executing for funding because it directs that funding be included in the annual General Appropriations Act, which is a separate legislative process.