Mabini National High School in Barangay Mabini, Escalante, Negros Occidental
Republic Act No. 8709, enacted on July 16, 1998, establishes the Mabini National High School in Barangay Mabini, Escalante, Negros Occidental. The school will operate under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, which is tasked with creating necessary regulations for its implementation. Funding for the school will be included in the General Appropriations Act following its enactment. The law took effect upon approval and lapsed into law without the President's signature, as per constitutional provisions.
July 16, 1998 *
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8709
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MABINI, MUNICIPALITY OF ESCALANTE, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS MABINI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. A public national high school in Barangay Mabini, Municipality of Escalante, Province of Negros Occidental, shall be established under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.
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 General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
* Lapsed into law on July 16, 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. 32, 73 Supp., on August 10, 1998.