Republic Act No. 8278, enacted on April 10, 1997, establishes the Maribuyong National High School in Barangay Maribuyong, Municipality of Dueas, Province of Iloilo. The school will operate under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, with directives for immediate implementation to ensure it becomes operational in the first academic year following the Act's effectivity. Funding for the school will be included in the General Appropriations Act for the subsequent year and beyond. The Act took effect upon its approval and lapsed into law without the President's signature, as per constitutional provisions.
April 10, 1997 *
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8278
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MARIBUYONG, MUNICIPALITY OF DUEÑAS, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, a national high school in Barangay Maribuyong in the Municipality of Dueñas, Province of Iloilo, to be known as the Maribuyong National High School.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports is hereby directed to take such steps as may be necessary for the immediate implementation of this Act so as to make the school operational during the first academic year after the effectivity of this Act. cdt
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 April 10, 1997 without the signature of the President in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 93 No. 25 page 3763 on June 23, 1997.