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Education
Approved March 18, 1998

Republic Act No. 8596

An act converting the new lucena community college in the municipality of new lucena, province of iloilo, into a polytechnic college to be known as the new lucena polytechnic college, and appropriating funds therefor

AN ACT CONVERTING THE NEW LUCENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEW LUCENA, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, INTO A POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW LUCENA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

In plain language

This act converts the New Lucena Community College into the New Lucena Polytechnic College, authorizes TESDA to offer health care and related courses, transfers all assets and personnel, appropriates necessary funds, and establishes the act’s effective date.

  • Conversion of the college into a polytechnic college
  • Authorization of TESDA to offer health care and related programs
  • Transfer of all assets, liabilities, personnel, equipment, and records
  • TESDA responsible for conversion and operation steps
  • Appropriation of funds in the following General Appropriations Act
  • Effective upon approval
Education
Polytechnic
TESDA
Iloilo

Tenth Congress

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8596, March 18, 1998 ]

AN ACT CONVERTING THE NEW LUCENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEW LUCENA, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, INTO A POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW LUCENA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1

The New Lucena Community College in the Municipality of New Lucena, Province of Iloilo, is hereby converted into a polytechnic college to be known as the New Lucena Polytechnic College.

Section 2

The College shall offer such courses in health care and other related programs as may be authorized by the Director- General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

Section 3

The assets, liabilities, personnel, equipment and records of the New Lucena Community College shall be transferred to the New Lucena Polytechnic College.

Section 4

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) shall take steps as are necessary for the conversion and operation of the school and the immediate implementation of this Act.

Section 5

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 6

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

| (Sgd.) NEPTALI A. GONZALES President of the Senate | (Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives |

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on January 26, 1998 and December 8, 1997, respectively.

| (Sgd.) LORENZO E. LEYNES JR. Secretary of the Senate | (Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO Secretary General House of Representatives |

Approved: March 18, 1998.

(Sgd.)FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.