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Republic Act
Approved March 11, 2022

Republic Act No. 11655

An act separating the arena blanco national high school - tigtabon annex in barangay tigtabon, zamboanga city from the arena blanco national high school, converting it into an independent national high school to be known as tigtabon national high school, and appropriating funds therefor

AN ACT SEPARATING THE ARENA BLANCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - TIGTABON ANNEX IN BARANGAY TIGTABON, ZAMBOANGA CITY FROM THE ARENA BLANCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TIGTABON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

In plain language

The Act separates the Tigtabon Annex of Arena Blanco National High School from the main campus and establishes it as an independent national high school named Tigtabon National High School, transferring all personnel, assets, liabilities, and records, and providing funding and operational guidelines.

  • Separation of the Annex from the main campus
  • Transfer of personnel, assets, liabilities, and records
  • Allocation of initial and ongoing funding
  • Operationalization by the Secretary of Education
  • Formulation of implementing rules and regulations
  • Effective date fifteen days after publication
Education
School
Republic Act
Zamboanga City

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. 11655, March 11, 2022 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE ARENA BLANCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - TIGTABON ANNEX IN BARANGAY TIGTABON, ZAMBOANGA CITY FROM THE ARENA BLANCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TIGTABON 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 Arena Blanco National High School - Tigtabon Annex in Barangay Tigtabon, Zamboanga City is hereby separated from the Arena Blanco National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Tigtabon National High School.

Section 2

All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Arena Blanco National High School - Tigtabon Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Tigtabon National High School.

Section 3

The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Tigtabon National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Arena Blanco National High School - Tigtabon Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4

Within sixty (60) days after the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall formulate 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 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 September 22, 2021 and December 13, 2021, respectively.

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

Approved: MAR 11 2022

(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.