Republic Act No. 8809, enacted on August 16, 2000, amends Section 4(a) of Republic Act No. 8461 to designate the Municipality of Balo-i in Lanao del Norte as the site for the Philippine Science High School Lanao del Norte Campus. This act empowers the Philippine Science High School Board of Trustees to determine the campus location. The Department of Science and Technology is tasked with issuing necessary rules and regulations for the act's implementation. Additionally, any conflicting laws or regulations are repealed or modified. The act became effective upon its approval and publication in national newspapers.
August 16, 2000
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8809
AN ACT FIXING THE SITE OF THE PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL LANAO DEL NORTE CAMPUS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALO-I, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, HEREBY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION 4 (a) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8461
Section 4 (a) of Republic Act No. 8461 is hereby amended to grant the Philippine Science High School Board of Trustees the necessary power and duty to fix the site of the Philippine Science High School Lanao del Norte Campus. Such an amendment shall read as follows:
"SEC. 4 (a). To fix the site of the PSHSLNC in the Municipality of Balo-i, Lanao del Norte;" ACIEaH
SECTION 2. Rules and Regulations. — The Department of Science and Technology shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to effectively carry out the effective implementation of this Act.
SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, presidential issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 4. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect upon its approval and completion of publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. TcICEA
Approved: August 16, 2000
Published in Malaya and The Manila Times on August 26, 2000. Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 97 No. 3 page 368 on January 15, 2001.