Fourteenth Congress Second Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two thousand eight.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 9604
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY ABATAN, MUNICIPALITY OF BAUKO, MOUNTAlN PROVINCE TO BE IWOWN ASABATAN IL4TIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATXNG FUNDS THEREFOR
Be if enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Establishment ofa National High School
There is hereby established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, a national high school in Barangay Abatan, Municipality of Bauko, Mountain Province to be known as Abatan National High School.
Section 2. Appropriations
The secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Departments program the operationalization of Abatan National High School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Section 3. Implementation
The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
Section 4. Effectivity
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Approved,
| JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate | PROSPERO C. NOGRALES 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 May 12,2008 and February 2,2009, respectively.
EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of the Senate
MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General House of Representatives
Approved: May 13, 2009
GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO
President of the Philippines
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