AN ACT SEPARATING THE NATONIN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – STA. ISABEL ANNEX IN BARANGAY STA. ISABEL, MUNICIPALITY OF NATONIN, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE FROM THE NATONIN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS STA. ISABEL 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. 10277

AN ACT SEPARATING THE NATONIN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – STA. ISABEL ANNEX IN BARANGAY STA. ISABEL, MUNICIPALITY OF NATONIN, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE FROM THE NATONIN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS STA. ISABEL 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 Natonin National High School – Sta. Isabel Annex in Barangay Sta. Isabel, Municipality of Natonin, Mountain Province is hereby separated from the Natonin National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Sta. Isabel National High School.

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

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