Republic Act
Approved 2013-04-08

Republic Act No. 10440

Republic act no. 10440

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10440

In plain language

An act changing the name of Sta. Maria Agro-Industrial High School to Sta. Maria National High School, amending RA 8397 to establish a national high school in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

  • Amendment to Section 1 of RA 8397 to establish Sta. Maria National High School.
  • Act takes effect 15 days after publication in Official Gazette.
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RA 10440

Fifteenth Congress Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand twelve.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10440

AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF STA. MARIA AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF STA. MARIA, PROVINCE OF BULACAN TO STA. MARIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8397

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

Section 1 of Republic Act No. 8397 is hereby amended to read as follows:

SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, a national high school in the Municipality of Sta. Maria, Province of Bulacan to be known as the Sta. Maria National High School.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Approved,

| (Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate | (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives |

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on January 30, 2013 and January 28, 2013, respectively.

EMMA LIRIO-REYES

Secretary of Senate

MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: APR 08 2013

BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

President of the Philippines

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.