Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 10126)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 10126 is to establish a national high school in Barangay Salacot, Municipality of San Miguel, Province of Bulacan to be known as Vedasto R. Santiago High School.
Vedasto R. Santiago High School will operate under the supervision of the Department of Education.
The school is to be established in Barangay Salacot, Municipality of San Miguel, Province of Bulacan.
The Act mandates that the Secretary of Education immediately include the operationalization of Vedasto R. Santiago High School in the Department’s program, and that its funding be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
The Act was approved by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The Act was signed by Juan Ponce Enrile, President of the Senate, and Prospero C. Nograles, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The Act was passed by the House of Representatives on February 3, 2010, and by the Senate on May 4, 2009.
No, the Act does not specify any penalties or sanctions for non-compliance.