Fifteenth Congress

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand twelve.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10514

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE IN THE CITY OF ANTIPOLO, PROVINCE OF RIZAL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Establishment of a Division of City Schools. – There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of Education (DepED), a City Schools Division Office in Antipolo City which shall have jurisdiction over the school districts within Antipolo City and shall be headed by a division superintendent who must possess the necessary qualifications required by the DepED.

The staff complement for the City Schools Division Office of Antipolo City shall also possess the necessary qualifications required by the DepED.

Section 2. Appropriations. – The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in its program the operationalization of the City Schools Division Office of Antipolo City, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the appropriations of the DepED. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continued operation of the office shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.1âwphi1

Section 3. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and regulations and issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

Section 4. Implementation. – The Secretary of Education shall issue the 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 or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,


(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE
President of the Senate
(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.
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 June 4, 2012 and January 28, 2013, respectively.


(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of Senate

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

Approved: APR 16 2013

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines


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