Department of Education Supervision
- Section 1 places Sto. Cristo National High School under the supervision of the Department of Education.
- The Department of Education is the implementing agency for establishing and overseeing the school’s operation under Section 1.
Funding Through Annual Appropriations
- Section 2 directs the Secretary of Education to immediately include the operationalization of Sto. Cristo National High School in the Department’s program.
- Section 2 provides that the funding for the school’s operationalization shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
- The Secretary of Education is responsible for the inclusion requirement under Section 2.
Issuance of Implementing Rules
- Section 3 requires the Secretary of Education to issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of the Act.
- Implementation is tied to the Secretary’s authority to issue needed regulations under Section 3.
Effectivity and Publication Requirement
- Section 4 provides that the Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
- Effectivity is expressly conditioned on publication in the Official Gazette under Section 4.
Enactment Dates and Approval
- The Act is Republic Act No. 10224 and is dated October 18, 2012.
- It was approved on October 18, 2012 by the President of the Philippines.
- It originated in the House of Representatives and was finally passed by the House on June 6, 2011, and by the Senate on July 24, 2012.