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. 9825 November 26, 2009
AN ACT SEPARATING THE ALEGRIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - VERIATO ANNEX IN BARANGAY VERIATO, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN ISIDRO, PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMAR FROM THE ALEGRIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS VERIATO 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 Alegria National High School - Veriato Annex in Barangay Veriato, Municipality of San Isidro, Province of Northern Samar is hereby separated from the Alegria National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Veriato National High School.
Section 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities
- All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Alegria National High School - Veriato Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Veriato National High School.
Section 3. Appropriations
The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Veriato National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Alegria National High School - Veriato 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 December 3, 2008 and August 26, 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
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