An Act Converting the Pilar National High School in Barangay Pilar, Oquendo District, Calbayog City, into an Agricultural High School to be Known as the Pilar National Agricultural High School, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Republic Act No. 8584, enacted on March 2, 1998, converts the Pilar National High School in Barangay Pilar, Calbayog City, into an agricultural high school, now named the Pilar National Agricultural High School. The Act mandates the Department of Education, Culture and Sports to develop necessary regulations for its implementation. Funding for this conversion is to be included in the General Appropriations Act for the following year and beyond. This law took effect upon its approval and lapsed into law without the President's signature, as per constitutional provisions.
March 2, 1998 *
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8584
AN ACT CONVERTING THE PILAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PILAR, OQUENDO DISTRICT, CALBAYOG CITY, INTO AN AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PILAR NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The Pilar National High School in Barangay Pilar, Oquendo District, Calbayog City, is hereby converted into an agricultural high school to be known as the Pilar National Agricultural High School.
SECTION 2. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall formulate and promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the proper and effective implementation of this Act.
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. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
* Lapsed into law without the signature of the President on March 2, 1998, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the constitution.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 94 No. 29, 44 Supp., on July 20, 1998.