AN ACT SEPARATING THE ZARAGOSA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SAN JOSE ANNEX IN BARANGAY SAN JOSE, CITY OF SURIGAO, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE FROM THE ZARAGOSA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS SAN JOSE 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. 10279

AN ACT SEPARATING THE ZARAGOSA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SAN JOSE ANNEX IN BARANGAY SAN JOSE, CITY OF SURIGAO, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE FROM THE ZARAGOSA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS SAN JOSE 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 Zaragosa National High. School – San Jose Annex in Barangay San Jose, City of Surigao, Province of Surigao del Norte is hereby separated from the Zaragosa National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as San Jose National High School.

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

Section 3. Appropriations. – The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the San Jose National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the Zaragosa National High School – San Jose 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