114 OG No. 13, 2266 (March 26, 2018); Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2018

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10978, March 06, 2018 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE PARANAQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - DON BOSCO EXTENSION IN BARANGAY DON BOSCO, PARANAQUE CITY, FROM THE PARANAQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS DON BOSCO 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 Paranaque National High School - Don Bosco Extension in Ba.rangay Don Bosco, Paranaque City, is hereby separated from the Paranaque National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Don Bosco National High School.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Paranaque National High School - Don Bosco Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Don Bosco National High School.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Don Bosco National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Paranaque National High School - Don Bosco Extension. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.

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 9, 2017 and December 11, 2017, respectively..

Approved: MAR 06 2018

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE  President of the Philippines    

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