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RA 5444 Section 23

RA 5444 Section 23

The Bureau of Public Schools.

Section 23

SEC. 23. 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 division superintendent of schools for the Province of Negros Oriental shall have all the powers and duties in respect to the schools of the city as are vested in division superintendents in respect to schools of their divisions: Provided, That the operational expenses and salaries of all public school teachers in the city of primary and intermediate schools shall be borne by the National Government.

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

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