114 OG No. 16, 2868 (April 16, 2018); Manila Bulletin, April 7, 2018

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10997, March 21, 2018 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE GOVERNOR BENJAMIN LEGUIAB, SR. MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - SACPIL ANNEX IN BARANGAY SACPIL, MUNICIPALITY OF CONNER, PROVINCE OF APAYAO FROM THE GOVERNOR BENJAMIN LEGUIAB, SR. MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS SACPIL 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. The Governor Benjamin Leguiab, Sr. Memorial National High School - Sacpil Annex in Barangay Sacpil, Municipality of Conner, Province of Apayao is hereby separated from the Governor Benjamin Leguiab, Sr. Memorial National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Sacpil National High School.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the Governor Benjamin Leguiab, Sr. Memorial National High School - Sacpil Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Sacpil National High School.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Sacpil National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Governor Benjamin Leguiab, Sr. Memorial National High School - Sacpil Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. The Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act within one hundred twenty (120) days after its effectivity.

SEC 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on August 14, 2017 and December 11, 2017, respectively.

Approved: MAR 21 2018

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE  President of the Philippines     

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