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Republic Act
Approved June 20, 1953

Republic Act No. 900

An act to amend sections one, two, three and six of republic act numbered six hundred and twenty-one by transferring the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization national commission of the philippines from the supervision of the department of foreign affairs to the president of the philippines, and for other purposes.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS ONE, TWO, THREE AND SIX OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE BY TRANSFERRING THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION NATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

In plain language

This Act amends Republic Act No. 621 by creating a UNESCO National Commission under the President, setting up its membership, leadership, and executive structures, and transferring its supervision from the Department of Foreign Affairs to the President. It also authorizes rule-making and establishes the commission’s operational framework.

  • Creation of UNESCO National Commission under the President
  • Appointment of up to twenty commission members
  • Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for two-year terms
  • Establishment of Executive Committee
  • Authority to promulgate rules and regulations
  • Transfer of supervision from Department of Foreign Affairs to President
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[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 900, June 20, 1953 ]

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED NINE, KNOWN AS THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MANILA

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

Section 1

Section twenty-eight of Republic Act Numbered Four hundred nine, known as the Revised Charter of the City of Manila, is hereby amended to read as follows:

> "Section 28.*The Bureau of Public Schools.*The Director of Public Schools shall exercise the same jurisdiction and powers in the city as elsewhere in the Philippines, and the city superintendent of schools shall have all the powers and duties in respect to the schools of the city as are vested in division superintendents in respect to the schools of their divisions. > > "The Municipal Board shall have the same powers in respect to the establishment of schools in Manila as are conferred by law on municipal councils. > > "The clerical force and assistants and laborers in the Office of the Superintendent of City Schools shall be paid by the city, as well as the office expenses for supplies and materials incident to carrying on said office. The Municipal Board may provide for additional compensations for the Superintendent of City Schools and for other national school officials, teachers and employees in the Division of City Schools so that the Superintendent of City Schools may have a total salary equal to that of a city Department Head of the same importance and the salaries of all other officials and employees in the Division of City Schools performing similar duties and rendering the same kind and amount of work in the city may be equalized. For purposes of Republic Act Numbered Six hundred sixty, the combined salaries received from the National Government and from the city by the Superintendent of City Schools and other national officials, teachers1 and employees in his office shall be considered as their base pay."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 20, 1953.

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