Republic Act No. 8574, enacted on February 27, 1998, establishes the Mat-i National High School in Barangay Mat-i, Municipality of Naawan, Misamis Oriental. The Act mandates the Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports to issue necessary rules and regulations for its implementation. Funding for the school will be included in the General Appropriations Act for the year following the law's enactment. The Act took effect upon its approval and lapsed into law without the President's signature, as per constitutional provisions.
February 27, 1998 *
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8574
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MAT-I, MUNICIPALITY OF NAAWAN, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MAT-I NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. There shall be established a national high school in Barangay Mat-i, Municipality of Naawan, Province of Misamis Oriental, to be known as the Mat-i National High School.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of 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 February 27, 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. 29, 25 Supp., on July 20, 1998.