REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8601 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARATION OF THE MANALAD EXTENSION CLASS LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ILOG, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, FROM THE ANDULAWAN BARANGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND TO BE KNOWN AS MANALAD 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 Manalad Extension High School located in the Municipality of Ilog, Negros Occidental, is hereby separated from the Andulawan Barangay National High School, and shall henceforth be known as the Manalad National High School.

SEC. 2. The Manalad National High School shall be equipped with four (4) classrooms, one (1) home economics room, one (1) multipurpose workshop hall and provisions for one administrative office.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 4. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Andulawan Barangay National High School-Manalad Extension Class. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Manalad National High School shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) ERNESTO M. MACEDA

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR.

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on August 7, 1997 and December 10, 1997, respectively.

(Sgd.) LORENZO E. LEYNES JR.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO

Secretary of the Senate

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved:

FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines

Lapsed into law on March 21, 1998, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.