An Act Act Recognizing the British School Manila As an Educational Institution of International Character Granting the School Certain Prerogatives Conducive to Its Development

Seventeenth Congress
Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 11218

An Act Act Recognizing the British School Manila As an Educational Institution of International Character Granting the School Certain Prerogatives Conducive to Its Development

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Official Recognition. - The British School Manila, herein referred to as the "School", operated by the British Education, Inc., is hereby declared and officially recognized as a British international education institution authorized to operate educational programs that primarily and principally adhere to universally accepted and recognized educational policies.

Section 2. Governing Body. - The School shall be governed by a Council of Trustees, herein referred to as the "Council", elected in accordance with its corporate charter.

Section 3. Grant of Prerogatives. - To enable the School to continue carrying out its educational program, improve its standard of instruction and meet the needs of the foreign diplomatic and temporary resident community for quality education, it shall:

Section 4. Supervision and Regulation of the Department of Education. - Notwithstanding the recognition and prerogatives under this Act, the British School Manila shall be under the supervision and regulation of the DepEd and shall adhere to basic laws, and rules and regulations of the DepEd governing international or foreign schools.

Section 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DepEd Secretary shall issue such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Section 6. Separability Clause. - If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this Act is subsequently declared unconstitutional, the validity of the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

VICENTE C. SOTTO III
President of the Senate

GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act was passed by the House of Representatives as House Bill No. 8249 on November 20, 2018 and adopted by the Senate as an amendment to Senate Bill No. 1527 on November 28, 2018.

MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
Secretary of the Senate

DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING
Acting Secretary General
House of Representatives

Approved: February 14, 2019

(Sgd.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines