Authority to Prescribe Rules and Regulations
- The Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) is empowered to issue the necessary rules and regulations.
- These rules and regulations are to ensure the proper implementation of the Act.
Appropriation of Funds
- Funds necessary to implement the provisions of the Act will be allocated through the General Appropriations Act.
- The allocation will begin in the fiscal year following the law's enactment and will continue thereafter.
Effectivity of the Act
- The Act takes effect immediately upon its approval by the President.
Legislative Process and Approval
- The law originated from a bill in the House of Representatives.
- It was passed by the House on November 20, 1989, and by the Senate on March 14, 1991.
- The Act was approved by President Corazon C. Aquino on May 20, 1991.