Fourteenth Congress Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10004
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TAMARINDO, MUNICIPALITY OF ALMERIA, PROVINCE OF BILIRAN TO BE KNOWN AS WESTERN BILIRAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Establishment of a National Special High School
There is hereby established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, a national special high school in Barangay Tamarindo, Municipality of Ahneria, Province of Biliran to be known as Western Biliran High School for the Arts and Culture.
Section 2. Appropriations
The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Western Biliran High School for the Arts and Culture, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Section 3. Implementation
The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
Section 4. Effectivity
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Approved,
| (Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES Speaker of the House of Representatives | (Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate |
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on November 18, 2009 and October 12, 2009, respectively.
EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of Senate
MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General House of Representatives
Approved: FEB 23 2010
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines
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