Establishing Pagadian Arts and Trades School

Republic Act No. 6277
The Republic Act No. 6277 establishes the Zamboanga del Sur School of Arts and Trades in Pagadian City, offering general and vocational education, short vocational courses, and post-secondary technical courses, with the Director of Vocational Education overseeing its implementation and funding provided for its operation and maintenance.

Issuing authority and supervision

  • A school of arts and trades is established under the direct supervision of the Director of Vocational Education.
  • The school is to be known as the Zamboanga del Sur School of Arts and Trades (Section 1).

School programs and phased curriculum

  • The school provides a general education curriculum with practical arts during the first and second years (Section 1).
  • The school provides a vocational education curriculum during the third and fourth years (Section 1).
  • The school offers short vocational courses to train for vocations needed in the locality (Section 1).
  • Short vocational courses are open to elementary school graduates (Section 1).
  • The school must open, as soon as feasible, two-year post secondary technical courses (Section 1).

Rules and regulations for implementation

  • The Director of Vocational Education must issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of the Act (Section 2).

Appropriation and funding coverage

  • Section 3 appropriates PHP 200,000 from funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
  • The appropriation covers the school’s establishment, operation and maintenance during fiscal year nineteen hundred seventy-one (Section 3).
  • For subsequent years, sums needed for operation and maintenance must be included in the annual General Appropriation Act (Section 3).

Legal basis and repeals; separability

  • Republic Act No. 6277 does not provide for any repeal, amendment, or successor law in its operative sections.
  • Republic Act No. 6277 does not provide for separability, transitory clauses, or a sunset in its operative sections.

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