[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9821, November 26, 2009 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE NUEVA VIZCAYA GENERAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL — BONFAL ANNEX IN BARANGAY BONFAL, MUNICIPALITY OF BAYOMBONG, PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA FROM THE NUEVA VIZCAYA GENERAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BONFAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR



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

SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. — The Nueva Vizcaya General Comprehensive High School — Bonfal Annex in Barangay Bonfal, Municipality of Bayombong, Province of Nueva Vizcaya is hereby separated from the Nueva Vizcaya General Comprehensive High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Bonfal National High School.

SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Nueva Vizcaya General Comprehensive High School — Bonfal Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Tucucan National High School.

SEC. 3. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Bonfal National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Nueva Vizcaya General Comprehensive High School — Bonfal 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 November 17, 2008 and August 17, 2009, respectively.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary of Senate
Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: NOV 26 2009

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