Amendments to R.A. No. 416 (Charter of Philippine Normal College)

June 21, 1969

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5528

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN, KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE NORMAL COLLEGE

SECTION 1. Section one of Republic Act Numbered Four hundred sixteen as amended is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 1. The present Philippine Normal School, located in the City of Manila, Philippine is hereby converted into the Philippine Normal College, which will offer not only its present two-year general and three-year combined curricula but also four-year and five-year courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Bachelor of Science in Education, and Master of Arts in Education, respectively."

SECTION 2. Section two of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. The purpose of the said college shall be to provide professional, technical, and special instruction for special purposes and progressive leadership in the fields of elementary and secondary education."

SECTION 3. Subparagraph (b) of Section five of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(b) To confer the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Bachelor of Science in Education, and Master of Arts in Education to successful candidates for graduation."

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 21, 1969 aisa dc

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 46, p. 12710 on November 17, 1969