An Act Converting the Batanes National High School in the Municipality of Basco, Province of Batanes, into a Science High School to be Known as the Batanes National Science High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Republic Act No. 8855, enacted on August 22, 2000, converts the Batanes National High School in Basco, Batanes, into the Batanes National Science High School, focusing on science-related curricula under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. The Act allows for tax-exempt donations to support the school and mandates that the Department prescribe necessary regulations for its operation. The school is required to start offering science and technology subjects in the following academic year. Funding for the school will be drawn from the current year's appropriations, with future funding included in the General Appropriations Act. This law took effect upon its approval.
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- What is An Act Converting the Batanes National High School in the Municipality of Basco, Province of Batanes, into a Science High School to be Known as the Batanes National Science High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor about?
- Republic Act No. 8855, enacted on August 22, 2000, converts the Batanes National High School in Basco, Batanes, into the Batanes National Science High School, focusing on science-related curricula under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. The Act allows for tax-exempt donations to support the school and mandates that the Department prescribe necessary regulations for its operation. The school is required to start offering science and technology subjects in the following academic year. Funding for the school will be drawn from the current year's appropriations, with future funding included in the General Appropriations Act. This law took effect upon its approval.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 8855?
- An Act Converting the Batanes National High School in the Municipality of Basco, Province of Batanes, into a Science High School to be Known as the Batanes National Science High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor (Republic Act No. 8855) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- An Act Converting the Batanes National High School in the Municipality of Basco, Province of Batanes, into a Science High School to be Known as the Batanes National Science High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor (Republic Act No. 8855) was enacted on Aug 22, 2000.
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- An Act Converting the Batanes National High School in the Municipality of Basco, Province of Batanes, into a Science High School to be Known as the Batanes National Science High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 8855, Aug 22, 2000 (Philippines)
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- Republic Act No. 8855
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- Statutes
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- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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August 22, 2000
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8855
AN ACT CONVERTING THE BATANES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BASCO, PROVINCE OF BATANES, INTO A SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BATANES NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The Batanes National High School in Basco, Batanes, is hereby converted into a science high school to be known as the Batanes National Science High School under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. IcCEDA
SECTION 2. The purpose of the said conversion shall be to offer a secondary course with the special emphasis on subjects pertaining to the sciences.
SECTION 3. All legacies, gifts and donations for the benefit of the said high school or for its support and maintenance, or aid to any of its students, shall be tax-exempt and shall be allowed deductions from the gross income of the donors.
SECTION 4. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall prescribe the curricula and issue the rules and regulations necessary for the conversion of the Batanes National High School into a science high school.
SECTION 5. The Batanes National High School shall start to offer science and technology subjects in the school year immediately following the approval of this Act. DTCSHA
SECTION 6. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Batanes National High School are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Batanes National Science High School.
SECTION 7. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Batanes National High School. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Batanes National Science High School shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: August 22, 2000
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 97 No. 13, 1 Supp., on March 26, 2001.
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An Act Converting the Batanes National High School in the Municipality of Basco, Province of Batanes, into a Science High School to be Known as the Batanes National Science High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 8855, Aug 22, 2000 (Philippines)
An Act Converting the Batanes National High School in the Municipality of Basco, Province of Batanes, into a Science High School to be Known as the Batanes National Science High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 8855 (Phil. 2000)
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