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. 9764

AN ACT CONVERTING THE TAGKAWAYAN MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGKAWAYAN, PROVINCE OF QUEZON INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TAGKAWAYAN 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. Conversion into a National High School. - The Tagkawayan Municipal High School in the Municipality of Tagkawayan, Province of Quezon is hereby converted into a national high school to be known as Tagkawayan National High School.

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

Section 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Tagkawayan National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Tagkawayan Municipal 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 such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.lawphil

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 September 2,2008 and August 25,2009, respectively.

EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of the Senate
MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: November 10, 2009

GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO
President of the Philippines


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