REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8640, May 17, 1998

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8640, May 17, 1998 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE NAGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAGA, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM THE NAGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE ULING 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 Naga National High School Extension in Barangay Uling, Municipality of Naga, Province of Cebu, is hereby separated from the Naga National High School in the Municipality of Naga, and converted into an independent national high school to be known as the Uling 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 Naga National High School Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Uling 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 Naga National High School-Barangay Uling Annex. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Uling 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 8, 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 May 17, 1998 without the President's signature, pursuant to Sec. 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution.