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

SECTION 1. The existing PNAC Bayanihan High School in Barangay Apurawan, Municipality of Aborlan, Province of Palawan, is hereby converted into a national high school to be known as the Apurawan National High School.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue the necessary rules, orders or circulars to implement the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. All personnel, records, assets and properties including buildings, sites and the improvements thereof, obligations, funds and appropriations of the PNAC Bayanihan High School are hereby transferred to the Apurawan National High School.

SEC. 4. 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 thereafter.

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 5, 1997 and December 11, 1997, respectively.
 

(Sgd.) LORENZO E. LEYNES JR.	(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary of the Senate	Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved:


Lapsed into law on March 27, 1998 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section. 27 (1) of the Constitution.