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

SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion into a National Technical-Vocational High School. – The Bacarri National Trade-Agricultural School–Anonat Annex in Barangay Anonat, Municipality of Paracelis, Mountain Province is hereby separated from the Bacarri National Trade-Agricultural School and converted into an independent national technical-vocational high school to be known as Anonat National Agricultural and Vocational High School.

SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. – All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Bacarri National Trade-Agricultural School–Anonat Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Anonat National Agricultural and Vocational High School.

SEC. 3. Appropriations. – The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Anonat National Agricultural and Vocational High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the Bacarri National Trade-Agricultural School–Anonat 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 such rules and regulations as 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 President of the Senate

(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. 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 October 3, 2011 and July 24, 2012, respectively.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: OCT 18 2012

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines