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

SECTION 1. The Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School Annex in Barangay Talubin, Municipality of Bontoc, Mountain Province, is hereby separated from the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School in the Municipality of Bontoc, Mountain Province and converted into an independent national high school to be known as the Talubin National High School.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue such orders, rules and circulars as may be necessary for the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 3. All personnel, records, assets and liabilities of the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School - Talubin Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Talubin National High School.

SEC. 4. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School - Talubin Annex. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continuous operation and maintenance of the Talubin National High School shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, August 22, 2000.

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON	(Sgd.) MANUEL B. VILLAR 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 June 3, 1999 and May 22, 2000,  respectively.

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES	(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary of the Senate	Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: August 22, 2000