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. 10444
AN ACT SEPARATING THE TANUDAN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL TALOCTOC ANNEX IN BARANGAY TALOCTOC, MUNICIPALITY OF TANUDAN, PROVINCE OF KALINGA FROM THE TANUDAN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TALOCTOC GENERAL COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School
The Tanudan Vocational School Taloctoc Annex in Barangay Taloctoc, Municipality of Tanudan, Province of Kalinga is hereby separated from the Tanudan Vocational School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Taloctoc General Comprehensive National High School.
Section 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities
All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Tanudan Vocational School Taloctoc Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Taloctoc General Comprehensive National High School.
Section 3. Appropriations
The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Departments program the operationalization of the Taloctoc General Comprehensive National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current years appropriations of the Tanudan Vocational School Taloctoc Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Section 4. Implementation
The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
Section 5. Effectivity
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 September 20, 2012 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
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