Fourteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two thousand eight.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 9660
AN ACT SEPARATING THE VALENZUELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - BIGNAY ANNEX IN BARANGAY BIGNAY, CITY OF VALENZUELA FROM THE VALENZUELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BIGNAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. - The Valenzuela National High School - Bignay Annex in Barangay Bignay, City of Valenzuela is hereby separated from the Valenzuela National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Bignay National High School.
Section 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. - All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Valenzuela National High School - Bignay Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Bignay National High School.
Section 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Bignay National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Valenzuela National High School - Bignay Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.1avvphi1
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 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 April 22,2009, respectively.
EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of the Senate |
MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General House of Representatives |
Approved: JULY 17, 2009
GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO
President of the Philippines
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