School established; name and supervision
- Section 1 establishes a national science high school in the City of Navotas, Metro Manila.
- The school is known as Navotas National Science High School.
- Section 1 places the school “under the supervision of the Department of Education.”
- Section 1 authorizes the school’s institutional placement as a national science high school within the DepEd system.
Department of Education operationalization and funding
- Section 2 requires the Secretary of Education to “immediately include” the operationalization of Navotas National Science High School in the Department’s program.
- Section 2 requires that the funding for operationalization be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
- The funding arrangement in Section 2 ties the school’s support to the annual appropriations process through the General Appropriations Act.
Implementing rules and regulations
- Section 3 directs the Secretary of Education to issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of Republic Act No. 10732.
- Section 3 empowers the Department of Education to complete administrative and operational implementation through implementing regulations.
Legislative passage and approval dates
- The Act “originated in the House of Representatives.”
- October 20, 2014 is the date the bill was passed by the House of Representatives.
- October 5, 2015 is the date the bill was passed by the Senate.
- The Act was approved on December 29, 2015 by the President of the Philippines.