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. 9818               November 26, 2009

AN ACT SEPARATING THE TANTANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - BUCAY PAIT ANNEX IN BARANGAY BUCAY PAIT, MUNICIPALITY OF TANTANGAN, PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO FROM THE TANTANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BUCAY PAIT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. - The Tantangan National High School - Bucay Pait Annex in Barangay Bucay Pait, Municipality of Tantangan, Province of South Cotabato is hereby separated from the Tantangan National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Bucay Pait National High School.

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

Section 3. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Bucay Pait National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Tantangan National High School - Bucay Pait Annex. 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 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.1awphi1

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 October 7, 2008 and August 26, 2009, respectively.

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

Approved: November 26, 2009

GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO
President of the Philippines


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