AN ACT SEPARATING THE COMMONWEALTH NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - GUBAAN ANNEX IN BARANGAY GUBAAN, MUNICIPALITY OF AURORA, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR FROM THE COMMONWEALTH NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS GUBAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Fifteenth Congress

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-three day of July, two thousand twelve.

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10331, November 15, 2012 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE COMMONWEALTH NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - GUBAAN ANNEX IN BARANGAY GUBAAN, MUNICIPALITY OF AURORA, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR FROM THE COMMONWEALTH NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS GUBAAN 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. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. - The Commonwealth National High School - Gubaan Annex in Barangay Gubaan, Municipality of Aurora, Province of Zamboanga del Sur is hereby separated from the Commonwealth National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Gubaan National High School.

Section 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Commonwealth National High School – Gubaan Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Gubaan National High School.

Section 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Gubaan National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Commonwealth National High School - Gubaan 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 such rules and regulations as 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.

Approved,

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on March 21, 2012 and August 28, 2012, respectively.

Approved: NOV 15 2012

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines