REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9896 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE COMPOSTELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - MANGAYON ANNEX IN BARANGAY MANGAYON, MUNICIPALITY OF COMPOSTELA, PROVINCE OF COMPOSTELA VALLEY FROM THE COMPOSTELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS MANGAYON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9896, December 31, 2009 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE COMPOSTELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - MANGAYON ANNEX IN BARANGAY MANGAYON, MUNICIPALITY OF COMPOSTELA, PROVINCE OF COMPOSTELA VALLEY FROM THE COMPOSTELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS MANGAYON 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 Compostela National High School -Mangayon Annex in Barangay Man. gay on, Municipality of Compostela, Province of Compostela Valley is hereby separated from the Compostela National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Mangayon National High School.

SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. - All personnel assets, liabilities and records of the Compostela National High School - Mangayon Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Mangayon National High School.

SEC. 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Mangayon National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Compostela National High School -Mangayon Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. Implementation. - The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE

(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES

President of 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 December 3,2008 and October 6, 2009, respectively.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Secretary of Senate

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: DEC 31 2009

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO President of the Philippines