Authority to Implement Rules and Regulations
- The Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (now Department of Education) is vested with authority
- Empowered to issue necessary rules and regulations to implement and carry out the purposes of the Act
Appropriation of Funds
- The financial requirements to implement the Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act
- Funding to be provided from the year following the enactment of the law and for subsequent years as needed
Effectivity of the Act
- The law took effect upon its approval
- Although it lapsed into law without the President's signature, it is valid and binding according to the Philippine Constitution
Legislative Process and Approval
- The Act originated in the House of Representatives
- Passed by the House on January 20, 1997, and by the Senate on October 6, 1997
- Approved pursuant to relevant constitutional provisions upon lapse into law on February 27, 1998