Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The Bartolome and Manuela Pañares Memorial National High School in Barangay Poblacion, Municipality of Barili, Province of Cebu is hereby established.

SEC. 2. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue such rules and regulations that would carry out the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and therefor.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR.	(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE , 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 23, 2000 and February 5, 2001, respectively.

(Sgd.) LUTGARDO B. BARBO	(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary of the Senate	Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: APR 08, 2001

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