Chapter 5 Miscellaneous Provisions SEC. 48. Rights, Duties and Obligations of Parents, Students/Pupils, Teachers and School Administrators. - In addition to other rights, duties and obligations under existing laws, all parents, students/pupils, teachers and school administrators including academic staff shall have the rights, duties and obligations which shall be spelled out in the implementing rules and regulations of this Code. SEC. 49. School Calendar. - DepEd-ARMM shall make an official issuance of school calendar days for every school year thereby determining the date of the opening and closing of classes, school days, number of school days, and those for regular national and regional holidays. School calendar must be made flexible during the month of Ramadhan. SEC. 50. Logo. - DepEd-ARMM is authorized to adopt its own logo as a symbol of its identity. The present logo may continue to be used until a new official logo shall have been adopted. SEC. 51. Specific Policy. - Nothing in this Code shall preclude the Regional Assembly from adopting such measures as may be necessary to strengthen the Regional Department of Education. SEC. 52. Suppletory Clause. - The provisions of RA 9155, RA 9054 and other pertinent national education laws not herein provided which are consistent with this Code shall be applied in a suppletory manner. Chapter 6 Higher Education SEC. 53. CHED-ARMM.– The Commission on Higher Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (CHED-ARMM) is hereby recognized as an independent and separate agency from the Department of Education. SEC. 54. Higher Education Structure and Subsystem. – The Regional higher education structure and system shall follow the basic structure of the educational system and the same curricular years as those prescribed nationally. SEC. 55. Coverage. – Within the powers granted herein, the CHED-ARMM shall cover all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), such as: State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), CHED-Supervised Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs) and Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs), in ARMM as well as tertiary-degree programs in all post-secondary institutions in ARMM. SEC. 56. Powers and Functions. – The powers and functions originally devolved to DepEd, pertaining to higher education, as stipulated in Executive Order No. 459, which were, however, transferred to the Commission by virtue of Republic Act (RA) No. 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994,” are hereby adopted as powers and functions of the CHED-ARMM. 85