An Act Establishing a National Science High School in the City of Laoag, Province of Ilocos Norte to be Known as Rodolfo CG. Fariñas, Jr. National Science High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Year:
2017
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
December 28, 2017
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This Act establishes a National Science High School in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, named after Rodolfo CG. Fariñas, Jr. It mandates the Department of Education to operationalize the school and include its funding in the annual General Appropriations Act.Full Text
Seventeenth Congress
Second Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand seventeen.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 10965
An Act Establishing a National Science High School in the City of Laoag, Province of Ilocos Norte to be Known as Rodolfo CG. Fariñas, Jr. National Science High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Establishment of a National Science High School. - There is hereby established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, a national science high school in the City of Laoag, Province of Ilocos Norte to be known as Rodolfo CG. Farinas, Jr. National Science High School.
Section 2. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Rodolfo CG. Farinas, Jr. National Science High School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Section 3. Implementation. - The Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act within one hundred twenty (120) days after its effectivity.
Section 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
AQUILINO "KOKO" PIMENTEL
President of the Senate
PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ
Speaker of the House of Representatives
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on August 9, 2017, amended by the Senate on December 11, 2017, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on December 12, 2017.
LUTGARDO BARBO
Secretary of the Senate
CESAR STRAIT PAREJA
Secretary General
House of Representatives
Approved: December 28, 2017
(Sgd.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines
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