Republic Act No. 10837

AN ACT SEPARATING THE PARAÑAQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — DON GALO ANNEX IN BARANGAY DON GALO, CITY OF PARAÑAQUE, METRO MANILA FROM THE PARAÑAQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS DON GALO 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 Galo Annex in Barangay Don Galo, City of Parañaque, Metro Manila is hereby separated from the Parañaque National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Don Galo National High School.

SECTION 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Parañaque National High School – Don Galo Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Don Galo National High School.

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

SECTION 4. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

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

Approved,

(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.

Speaker of the House of Representatives

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON

President of the Senate

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 23, 2015 and February 2, 2016, respectively.

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Secretary General

House of Representatives

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES

Secretary of the Senate

Approved: MAY 11 2016

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

President of the Philippines