An Act Converting the Calawag Barangay High School in Barangay Calawag, Municipality of Taytay, Province of Palawan, into a National High School to be Known as Calawag National High School, Providing for its Funding and for Other Purposes
Republic Act No. 8829, enacted on August 22, 2000, converts the Calawag Barangay High School in Taytay, Palawan, into a national high school named Calawag National High School. This transition includes the transfer of all assets, records, and liabilities from the barangay school, ensuring that the rights and security of current staff members are maintained if they choose to stay. The necessary funding for this conversion will be allocated in the General Appropriations Act in the year following the law’s enactment. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports is tasked with creating the rules and regulations needed for the law's implementation. The act took effect immediately upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 8829
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 22, 2000
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8829
AN ACT CONVERTING THE CALAWAG BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CALAWAG, MUNICIPALITY OF TAYTAY, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS CALAWAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, PROVIDING FOR ITS FUNDING AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. The Calawag Barangay High School in Barangay Calawag, Municipality of Taytay, Province of Palawan, is hereby converted into a national high school to be known as the Calawag National High School.
SECTION 2. All assets, immovable and movable, and records of the Calawag Barangay High School, as well as its liabilities or obligations, are hereby transferred to the Calawag National High School: Provided, however, That the positions, rights and security of tenure of academic and nonacademic personnel who choose to remain and serve in the new school shall not be impaired. cACEHI
SECTION 3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
SECTION 4. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: August 22, 2000
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 97 No. 6 page 887 on February 5, 2001.
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An Act Converting the Calawag Barangay High School in Barangay Calawag, Municipality of Taytay, Province of Palawan, into a National High School to be Known as Calawag National High School, Providing for its Funding and for Other Purposes, Republic Act No. 8829, Aug 22, 2000 (Philippines)
An Act Converting the Calawag Barangay High School in Barangay Calawag, Municipality of Taytay, Province of Palawan, into a National High School to be Known as Calawag National High School, Providing for its Funding and for Other Purposes, Republic Act No. 8829 (Phil. 2000)
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