Title
Establishing Villaba Natl Comprehensive HS
Law
Republic Act No. 8416
Decision Date
Nov 27, 1997
Republic Act No. 8416 establishes the Villaba National Comprehensive High School by transferring the high school department of the Leyte National College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, and appropriating funds for its operation, with the Department of Education responsible for issuing the necessary rules and regulations.
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Donation of Land for the New School Site

  • Leyte National College of Agriculture, Science and Technology shall donate at least three hectares of its land.
  • The land is part of its seventy-hectare property adjacent to Barangay Cagnocot, Villaba, Leyte.
  • The donated land shall serve as the site for Villaba National Comprehensive High School.

Transfer of Funds, Properties, Records, Liabilities, and Teachers

  • All funds related to the secondary program of Leyte National College of Agriculture, Science and Technology shall be transferred.
  • Records and properties pertaining to the secondary program shall also be transferred to the new high school.
  • Any liabilities, if present, linked to the secondary program shall be assumed by the Villaba National Comprehensive High School.
  • Teachers displaced from the secondary program of Leyte National College of Agriculture, Science and Technology shall be absorbed by the new high school.

Implementation and Regulatory Authority

  • The Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) is tasked to issue necessary rules and regulations.
  • These rules and regulations will facilitate the effective implementation of the Act’s objectives.

Funding and Appropriations

  • Initial funding for implementing this Act will be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the Leyte National College of Agriculture, Science and Technology - Secondary Department.
  • Future operational and maintenance expenses for the Villaba National Comprehensive High School shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Repeal and Modification of Inconsistent Laws

  • All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules, regulations, or issuances inconsistent with this Act are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

Effectivity of the Act

  • The Act took effect upon its approval.
  • It lapsed into law on November 27, 1997, without the President’s signature, pursuant to Article VI, Section 27(1) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

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