Education
Approved February 13, 1998

Republic Act No. 8520

An act separating the pns-panitian annex school in barangay panitian, municipality of sofronio espaola, province of palawan, from the palawan national school-main, and converting the same into a national high school to be known as the pns-panitian national high school, and appropriating funds therefor

AN ACT SEPARATING THE PNS-PANITIAN ANNEX SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PANITIAN, MUNICIPALITY OF SOFRONIO ESPAOLA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, FROM THE PALAWAN NATIONAL SCHOOL-MAIN, AND CONVERTING THE SAME INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PNS-PANITIAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

In plain language

The act separates the PNS-Panitian Annex School from Palawan National School-Main, converts it into the PNS-Panitian National High School, and appropriates funds for its operation.

  • Separation of the PNS-Panitian Annex School from Palawan National School-Main
  • Conversion of the Annex School into PNS-Panitian National High School
  • Appropriation of funds for the high school
  • Transfer of personnel, records, assets and properties
  • Issuance of rules, orders and circulars by the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports
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Republic Act

Tenth Congress

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8520, February 13, 1998 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE PNS-PANITIAN ANNEX SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PANITIAN, MUNICIPALITY OF SOFRONIO ESPAOLA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, FROM THE PALAWAN NATIONAL SCHOOL-MAIN, AND CONVERTING THE SAME INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PNS-PANITIAN 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 existing PNS-Panitian Annex School in Barangay Panitian, Municipality of Sofronio Espaola, Province of Palawan, is hereby separated from the Palawan National School- Main and the same is hereby converted into a national high school to be known as the PNS-Panitian National High School.

Section 2

The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue the necessary rules, orders and circulars to implement the provisions of this Act.

Section 3

All personnel, records, assets and properties including buildings, sites and the improvements thereof, obligations, funds and appropriations of the PNS-Panitian Annex School are hereby transferred to the PNS-Panitian National High School.

Section 4

The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

Section 5

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

| (Sgd.) ERNESTO M. MACEDA President of the Senate | (Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA 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 December 11, 1996 and November 17, 1997, respectively.

| (Sgd.) LORENZO E. LEYNES JR. Secretary of the Senate | (Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO Secretary General House of Representatives |

Approved:

FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines

Lapsed into law on February 13, 1998, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.

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