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Republic Act
Approved December 10, 2021

Republic Act No. 11617

An act separating the don marcelino national high school dalupan extension in barangay dalupan, municipality of don marcelino, province of davao occidental from the don marcelino natgional high school, converting it into an independent national high school to be known as ernesto balindan sumbo national high school, and appropriating funds therefor

AN ACT SEPARATING THE DON MARCELINO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DALUPAN EXTENSION IN BARANGAY DALUPAN, MUNICIPALITY OF DON MARCELINO, PROVINCE OF DAVAO OCCIDENTAL FROM THE DON MARCELINO NATGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS ERNESTO BALINDAN SUMBO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

In plain language

The Republic Act No. 11617 separates the Don Marcelino National High School Dalupan Extension and converts it into the independent Ernesto Balindan Sumbo National High School, transferring all personnel, assets, and liabilities, and appropriating funds for its operation.

  • Separation of the extension school from the main school
  • Transfer of all personnel, assets, liabilities, and records
  • Operationalization by the Department of Education
  • Promulgation of implementing rules and regulations within 120 days
  • Effectivity 15 days after publication
Education
National High School
Davao Occidental
School Separation

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. 11617, December 10, 2021 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE DON MARCELINO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DALUPAN EXTENSION IN BARANGAY DALUPAN, MUNICIPALITY OF DON MARCELINO, PROVINCE OF DAVAO OCCIDENTAL FROM THE DON MARCELINO NATGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS ERNESTO BALINDAN SUMBO 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 Don Marcelino National High School Dalupan Extension in Barangay Dalupan, Municipality of Don Marcelino, Province of Davao Occidental is hereby separated from the Don Marcelino National High School and converted it into an independent national high school, to be known as Ernesto Balindan Sumbo National High School.

Section 2

All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Don Marcelino National High School Dalupan Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Ernesto Balindan Sumbo National High School.

Section 3

The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Departments program the operationalization of the Ernesto Balindan Sumbo National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current years appropriation of the Don Marcelino National High School Dalupan 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.

MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA

Secretary of the Senate

MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: DEC 10 2021

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.