REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10440, April 08, 2013

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10440, April 08, 2013 ]

AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF STA. MARIA AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF STA. MARIA, PROVINCE OF BULACAN TO STA. MARIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8397

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 8397 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, a national high school in the Municipality of Sta. Maria, Province of Bulacan to be known as the Sta. Maria National High School.”

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate

(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. 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 January 30, 2013 and January 28, 2013, respectively.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: APR 0 8 2013

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