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RA 409 Section 28

The Bureau of Public Schools.

Section 28

SEC. 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 city superintendent of 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 compensation for the Superintendent of City Schools, so that the latter may have a total salary equal to that of a city department head of the same importance.

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CitationRA 409 Section 28 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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