Conversion of Pilar High School into Pilar Rural High School
Republic Act No. 2406, enacted on June 21, 1959, converts the Pilar High School in Abra into the Pilar Rural High School, which will be operated by the National Government through the Bureau of Public Schools. The Act transfers all assets of the former high school to the Bureau for the new institution's use. It authorizes the appropriation of 100,000 pesos for the school’s operation and maintenance for the 1959-1960 school year, with future funding to be included in the annual General Appropriation Act. The Secretary of Education is empowered to issue necessary regulations to implement the Act. The law took effect once the funds were made available.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 2406
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1959
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2406
AN ACT TO CONVERT THE PILAR HIGH SCHOOL INTO A RURAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PILAR RURAL HIGH SCHOOL, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. The present Pilar High School in the Province of Abra is hereby converted into a rural high school to be known as the Pilar Rural High School which shall be operated by the National Government through the Bureau of Public Schools.
SECTION 2. All property, including buildings, lands, material and equipment pertaining to the Pilar High School are hereby transferred to the Bureau of Public Schools for the use of the Pilar Rural High School.
SECTION 3. The Secretary of Education may promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary to carry into effect the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 4. The sum of one hundred thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the operation and maintenance of the Pilar Rural High School during the school year nineteen hundred fifty-nine to nineteen hundred sixty. Thereafter, the necessary sum for said purpose shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Act.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon the date the funds authorized herein to be appropriated are provided for.
Enacted without executive approval, June 21, 1959.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 55, No. 34, p. 6976 on August 24, 1959
Cite This Law
Conversion of Pilar High School into Pilar Rural High School, Republic Act No. 2406, Jun 21, 1959 (Philippines)
Conversion of Pilar High School into Pilar Rural High School, Republic Act No. 2406 (Phil. 1959)
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