Creation of Separate Public School Division in Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte
Republic Act No. 5477, enacted on June 21, 1969, establishes a separate public school division in the Island of Dinagat, Province of Surigao del Norte, which includes five municipalities, with its administrative seat in the Municipality of Dinagat. The Act empowers the Director of Public Schools to create necessary rules and regulations for this division. An initial appropriation of three hundred thousand pesos is authorized for the 1968-1969 school year, with future funding to be incorporated into the annual General Appropriations Act. The law took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5477
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5477
AN ACT CREATING A SEPARATE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIVISION UNDER A SEPARATE DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN THE ISLAND OF DINAGAT, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. There is hereby created a separate public school division under a separate division superintendent of schools in the Island of Dinagat, Province of Surigao del Norte, which comprises five municipalities. The seat of the division shall be in the Municipality of Dinagat. cd i
SECTION 2. The Director of Public Schools shall issue such rules and regulations for the said school division as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 3. The sum of three hundred thousand pesos or so much as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act for the school year nineteen hundred sixty-eight to nineteen hundred sixty-nine, is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated. The sum necessary for the same purpose in subsequent years shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 21, 1969
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 40, p. 10495-D on October 6, 1969
Cite This Law
Creation of Separate Public School Division in Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte, Republic Act No. 5477, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Creation of Separate Public School Division in Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte, Republic Act No. 5477 (Phil. 1969)
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