AN ACT CONVERTING THE SANTA JUANA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SANTA JUANA, MUNICIPALITY OF TAGBINA, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS SANTA JUANA 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. 10197

AN ACT CONVERTING THE SANTA JUANA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SANTA JUANA, MUNICIPALITY OF TAGBINA, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS SANTA JUANA 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. Conversion into a National High School. – The Santa Juana Public High School in Barangay Santa Juana, Municipality of Tagbina, Province of Surigao del Sur is hereby converted into a national high school to be known as Santa Juana National High School.

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

Section 3. Appropriations. – The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Santa Juana National High School, the funding of which 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.

Approved,

This Act which originated in the House of Representative was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on June 6, 2011 and July 24, 2012, respectively.

Approved: OCT 18 2012

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