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. 9913
AN ACT SEPARATING THE STO. TOMAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - LA LIBERTAD ANNEX IN BARANGAY LA LIBERTAD, MUNICIPALITY OF STO. TOMAS, PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL NORTE FROM THE STO. TOMAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS LA LIBERTAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. - The Sto. Tomas National High School - La Libertad Annex in Barangay La Libertad, Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Province of Davao del Norte is hereby separated from the Sto. Tomas National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as La Libertad National High School.
Section 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. - All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Sto. Tomas National High School - La Libertad Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the La Libertad National High School.
Section 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the La Libertad National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Sto. Tomas National High School - La Libertad Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary from the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.1awphi1
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 November 17, 2008 and October 5, 2009, respectively.
EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of the Senate |
MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General House of Representatives |
Approved: JAN. 07, 2010
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines
The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation
