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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7797 - AN
ACT TO LENGTHEN THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FROM TWO HUNDRED (200) DAYS TO NOT
MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED TWENTY (220) CLASS DAYS Section 1. Lengthening of School Calendar. — Any provision of
law to the contrary notwithstanding, the school calendar for each year
beginning school year 1995-1996, shall be lengthened to not more than
two hundred twenty (220) class days, inclusive of class days which may
be subsequently suspended due to natural or man-made calamities. Sec. 2. Non-reduction of Class Hours. — The total number of class hours per day provided under the present system shall not be reduced to compensate for the increase in class days. Sec. 3. Start of the School Year. — The school
year shall start on the first Monday of June but not later than the
last day of August. Sec. 4. Issuance of Rules and Regulations. — The
Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue, within ninety
(90) days after the approval of this Act, the necessary rules and
regulations to implement this Act and ensure that the total class days
prescribed in this Act shall be devoted to the attainment of learning
objectives. Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. — All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. Sec. 6. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take
effect upon its approval. Approved: August 25, 1994 |
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