REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8521, February 13, 1998

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8521, February 13, 1998 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE SIBONGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIBONGA, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM THE SIBONGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE TEODORO DELA VEGA 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 Sibonga National High School Extension in Barangay Papan, Municipality of Sibonga, Province of Cebu, is hereby separated from the Sibonga National High School in the Municipality of Sibonga, and converted into an independent national high school to be known as the Teodoro dela Vega National High School.

SEC. 2. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Sibonga National High School Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Teodoro dela Vega National High School.

SEC. 4. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Sibonga National High School - Papan Annex. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Teodoro dela Vega 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 May 22, 1997 and November 17, 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 February 13, 1998, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.