Republic Act No. 8464, enacted on January 19, 1998, establishes the Kapalangan National High School in Barangay Kapalangan, Gapan, Nueva Ecija, under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS). The Act mandates the DECS to issue necessary regulations for its implementation and ensures funding through inclusion in the annual General Appropriations Act. The law took effect immediately upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette. It lapsed into law without the President's signature, in accordance with the Constitution.
January 19, 1998 *
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8464
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN KAPALANGAN, GAPAN, NUEVA ECIJA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE KAPALANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the direct supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), a high school in Barangay Kapalangan, Gapan, Nueva Ecija, to be known as the Kapalangan National High School.
SECTION 2. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval.
* Lapsed into law on January 19, 1998, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 94 No. 23, 60 Supp., on June 8, 1998.