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. 9960
AN ACT SEPARATING THE PANTUKAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - TAGUGPO ANNEX IN BARANGAY TAGUGPO, MUNICIPALITY OF PANTUKAN, PROVINCE OF COMPOSTELA VALLEY FROM THE PANTUKAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TAGUGPO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLAND 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 Pantukan National High School - Tagugpo Annex in Barangay Tagugpo, Municipality of Pantukan, Province of Compostela Valley is hereby separated from the Pantukan
National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Tagugpo National High School.
Section 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. - All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Pantukan National High School - Tagugpo Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Tagugpo National High School.
Section 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Tagugpo National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Pantukan National High School - Tagugpo 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 as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.1avvphi1
Section 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication' 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 September 2, 2008 and October 12, 2009, respectively.
EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of the Senate |
MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General House of Representatives |
Approved: JAN. 15, 2010
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines
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