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. 9983

AN ACT CONVERTING THE BUENAVISTA HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BUENAVISTA, MUNICIPALITY OF PRESENTACION, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BUENAVISTA 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. Conversion into a National High School. - The Buenavista High School in Barangay Buenavista, Municipality of Presentacion, Province of Camarines Sur is hereby converted into a national high school to be known as Buenavista National High School.

Section 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. - All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Buenavista High School are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Buenavista National High School.

Section 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Buenavista National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Buenavista High School. 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 December 3, 2008 and October 12, 2009, respectively.


(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of Senate

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives

Approved: FEB 10 2010

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines


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