Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9757)
The title is "An Act Establishing a National High School in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Municipality of Jaro, Province of Leyte to be Known as Teofilo R. Macaso Memorial National High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor."
The main purpose is to establish a national high school in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Municipality of Jaro, Province of Leyte to be known as Teofilo R. Macaso Memorial National High School and to appropriate funds for its operation.
The school is established under the supervision of the Department of Education.
It is located in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Municipality of Jaro, Province of Leyte.
The Secretary of Education is responsible for including the funding of the school's operationalization in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
The Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
The Act was approved by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, and House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles.
It was approved on November 10, 2009.
The House of Representatives finally passed the Act on May 28, 2008, and the Senate passed it on August 25, 2009.