Republic Act No. 8888, enacted on August 22, 2000, establishes the Barotac Nuevo Comprehensive National High School in the Municipality of Barotac Nuevo, Province of Iloilo, under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. The school will be located within the compound of the Barotac Nuevo Polytechnic Institute but will operate independently. The Act mandates the Secretary of Education to create necessary rules for effective implementation and ensures funding through the General Appropriations Act following its enactment. This law took effect upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette on March 19, 2001.
August 22, 2000
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8888
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE POBLACION, MUNICIPALITY OF BAROTAC NUEVO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO TO BE KNOWN AS BAROTAC NUEVO COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports a comprehensive national high school in the Poblacion, Municipality of Barotac Nuevo, Province of Iloilo to be known as Barotac Nuevo Comprehensive High School. HSTaEC
SECTION 2. The site of said national comprehensive high school shall be located within the compound of the Barotac Nuevo Polytechnic Institute, Poblacion, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo. It is hereby understood that said national comprehensive high school shall be separate and independent from the Barotac Nuevo Polytechnic Institute.
SECTION 3. The Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue the necessary rules and regulation for the effective implementation of this Act.
SECTION 4. 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. aCSEcA
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: August 22, 2000
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 97 No. 12, 8 Supp., on March 19, 2001.