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. 9980
AN ACT SEPARATING THE ALICIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - KAWAYAN ANNEX IN BARANGAY KAWAYAN, MUNICIPALITY OF ALICIA, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY FROM THE ALICIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS KAWAYAN 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 Alicia National High School - Kawayan Municipality of Alicia, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay is hereby separated from the Alicia National High School and converted into an independent natinal high school to be known as Kawayan National High School.
Section 2. Transfer of Assents and Liabilities
All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Alicia National High School - Kawayan Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Kawayan National High School.
Section 3. Appropriations
The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Kawayan National High School - Kawayan 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,
| (Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES Speaker of the House of Representatives | (Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate |
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on October 2, 2008 and October 12, 2009, respectively.
EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of Senate
MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General House of Representatives
Approved: FEB 10 2010
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines
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