Republic Act
Approved June 21, 1969

Republic Act No. 5917

An act converting bunawan agricultural high school in the municipality of bunawan, province of agusan, into a national agricultural college to be known as southern agusan national agricultural college, and authorizing the appropriation of funds therefor.

AN ACT CONVERTING BUNAWAN AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUNAWAN, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN, INTO A NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS SOUTHERN AGUSAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR.

In plain language

The Act converts Bunawan Agricultural High School into the Southern Agusan National Agricultural College and authorizes appropriation of funds for its operation and maintenance.

  • Conversion of Bunawan Agricultural High School into a national agricultural college
  • Authorization for the Director of Vocational Education to reorganize the institution
  • Appropriation of funds for operation and maintenance
  • Effective date upon approval
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agriculture
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Philippines
Republic Act

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5917, June 21, 1969 ]

AN ACT CONVERTING BUNAWAN AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUNAWAN, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN, INTO A NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS SOUTHERN AGUSAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

Bunawan Agricultural High School in the Municipality of Bunawan, Province of Agusan, is hereby converted into a national agricultural college, to be known. as the Southern Agusan National Agricultural College under the administrative supervision of the Bureau of Vocational Education effective upon availability of funds.

Section 2

The Director of Vocational Education, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Education, is hereby authorized to reorganize the existing Agusan Agricultural High School to implement the provisions of the Act.

Section 15

The sum of one hundred thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in addition to the national allotment now being received by the Bunawan Agricultural High School, is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the operation and maintenance of said college during the school year nineteen hundred and sixty-nine and nineteen hundred and seventy, thereafter, the same amount shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Enacted without Executive approval, June 21, 1969.

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