Republic Act
Approved November 26, 2009

Republic Act No. 9816

An act separating the guinzadan national high school - tapapan annex in barangay tapapan, municipality of bauko, mountain province from the guinzadan national high school, converting it into an independent national high school to be known as tapapan national high school and appropriating funds therefor

An Act Separating the Guinzadan National High School - Tapapan Annex in Barangay Tapapan, Municipality of Bauko, Mountain Province from the Guinzadan National High School, Converting it into an Independent National High School to be Known as Tapapan National High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor

In plain language

The Republic Act separates and converts the Tapapan Annex of Guinzadan National High School into an independent national high school, appropriates funds for its operation, transfers all personnel, assets, liabilities and records, and sets implementation and effectivity provisions.

  • Separation and conversion of the Tapapan Annex into an independent national high school
  • Transfer of all personnel, assets, liabilities and records
  • Appropriations for operationalization and ongoing funding
  • Issuance of rules and regulations by the Secretary of Education
  • Effectivity after publication in the Official Gazette
Education
National High School
Philippines
Republic Act

Fourteenth Congress Third Regular Session

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

REPUBLIC ACT No. 9816 November 26, 2009

AN ACT SEPARATING THE GUINZADAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - TAPAPAN ANNEX IN BARANGAY TAPAPAN, MUNICIPALITY OF BAUKO, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE FROM THE GUINZADAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TAPAPAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School

The Guinzadan National High School - Tapapan Annex in Barangay Tapapan, Municipality of Bauko, Mountain Province is hereby separated from the Guinzadan National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Tapapan National High School.

Section 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities

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

Section 3. Appropriations

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

Section 4. Implementation

The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

Section 5. 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 October 7, 2008 and August 17, 2009, respectively.

EMMA LIRIO-REYES

Secretary of the Senate

MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: November 26, 2009

GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO

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.