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Republic Act
Approved December 10, 2021

Republic Act No. 11616

An act separating the lawa national high school-nueva villa extension in barangay lawa, municipality of don marcelino, province of davao occidental from the lawa national high school, converting it into an independent national high school, to be known as corona a. cabanilla national high school, and appropriating funds therefor

AN ACT SEPARATING THE LAWA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-NUEVA VILLA EXTENSION IN BARANGAY LAWA, MUNICIPALITY OF DON MARCELINO, PROVINCE OF DAVAO OCCIDENTAL FROM THE LAWA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS CORONA A. CABANILLA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

In plain language

Separates Lawa National High School-Nueva Villa Extension and converts it into Corona A. Cabanilla National High School, appropriating funds for its operation.

  • Separates extension from main school
  • Transfers personnel, assets, liabilities, and records
  • Appropriates funds for operation
  • Secretary to promulgate rules within 120 days
  • Act effective 15 days after publication
Education
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National High School
Philippines
Republic Act

Eighteenth Congress Third Regular Session

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

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11616, December 10, 2021 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE LAWA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-NUEVA VILLA EXTENSION IN BARANGAY LAWA, MUNICIPALITY OF DON MARCELINO, PROVINCE OF DAVAO OCCIDENTAL FROM THE LAWA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS CORONA A. CABANILLA 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

The Lawa National High School-Nueva Villa Extension in Barangay Lawa, Municipality of Don Marcelino, Province of Davao Occidental is hereby separated from the Lawa National High School and converted it into a national high school to be known as Corona A. Cabanilla National High School.

Section 2

All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Lawa National High School-Nueva Villa Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Corona A. Cabanilla National High School.

Section 3

The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Departments program the operationalization of the Corona A. Cabanilla National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current years appropriation of the Lawa National High School Nueva Villa Extension. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4

Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall promulgate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.

Section 5

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in theOfficial Gazetteor in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

| (SGD.)VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate | (SGD.)LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO Speaker of the House of Representatives |

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on November 25, 2020 and September 20, 2021, respectively.

| (SGD.)MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate | (SGD.)MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA Secretary General House of Representatives |

Approved: DEC 10 2021

(SGD.)RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE 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.