Amendment to R.A. No. 409 (Revised Charter of City of Manila)
Republic Act No. 900, enacted on June 20, 1953, amends Section 28 of the Revised Charter of the City of Manila. It establishes that the Director of Public Schools and the city superintendent of schools will have jurisdiction and powers equivalent to division superintendents in other regions. The Municipal Board is granted authority to establish schools in Manila, and it is responsible for the salaries and expenses of the clerical staff and laborers in the Office of the Superintendent of City Schools. Additionally, it allows for the equalization of salaries among school officials to match those of city Department Heads performing similar duties. The Act took effect upon its approval.
Quick Answers
- What is Amendment to R.A. No. 409 (Revised Charter of City of Manila) about?
- Republic Act No. 900, enacted on June 20, 1953, amends Section 28 of the Revised Charter of the City of Manila. It establishes that the Director of Public Schools and the city superintendent of schools will have jurisdiction and powers equivalent to division superintendents in other regions. The Municipal Board is granted authority to establish schools in Manila, and it is responsible for the salaries and expenses of the clerical staff and laborers in the Office of the Superintendent of City Schools. Additionally, it allows for the equalization of salaries among school officials to match those of city Department Heads performing similar duties. The Act took effect upon its approval.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 900?
- Amendment to R.A. No. 409 (Revised Charter of City of Manila) (Republic Act No. 900) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to R.A. No. 409 (Revised Charter of City of Manila) enacted?
- Amendment to R.A. No. 409 (Revised Charter of City of Manila) (Republic Act No. 900) was enacted on Jun 20, 1953.
- What is the citation for Amendment to R.A. No. 409 (Revised Charter of City of Manila)?
- Amendment to R.A. No. 409 (Revised Charter of City of Manila), Republic Act No. 900, Jun 20, 1953 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 900
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 20, 1953
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 900
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED NINE, KNOWN AS THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MANILA
SECTION 1. Section twenty-eight of Republic Act Numbered Four hundred nine, known as the Revised Charter of the City of Manila, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 28. The Bureau of Public Schools. — The Director of Public Schools shall exercise the same jurisdiction and powers in the city as elsewhere in the Philippines, and the city superintendent of schools shall have all the powers and duties in respect to the schools of the city as are vested in division superintendents in respect to the schools of their divisions.
"The Municipal Board shall have the same powers in respect to the establishment of schools in Manila as are conferred by law on municipal councils.
"The clerical force and assistants and laborers in the Office of the Superintendent of City Schools shall be paid by the city, as well as the office expenses for supplies and materials incident to carrying on said office. The Municipal Board may provide for additional compensations for the Superintendent of City Schools and for other national school officials, teachers and employees in the Division of City Schools so that the Superintendent of City Schools may have a total salary equal to that of a city Department Head of the same importance and the salaries of all other officials and employees in the Division of City Schools performing similar duties and rendering the same kind and amount of work in the city may be equalized. For purposes of Republic Act Numbered Six hundred sixty, the combined salaries received from the National Government and from the city by the Superintendent of City Schools and other national officials, teachers and employees in his office shall be considered as their base pay."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 20, 1953
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 49, No. 7, p. 2703 in July 1953
Cite This Law
Amendment to R.A. No. 409 (Revised Charter of City of Manila), Republic Act No. 900, Jun 20, 1953 (Philippines)
Amendment to R.A. No. 409 (Revised Charter of City of Manila), Republic Act No. 900 (Phil. 1953)
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