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

SECTION 1. The Juan R. Liwag High School Annex II in Barangay Maruhat, Gapan, Nueva Ecija is hereby separated from the Juan R. Liwag High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as the Maruhat National High School.

SEC. 2. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 3. All personnel, records, assets and liabilities of the Juan R. Liwag High School Annex II are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Maruhat 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 immediately upon its approval.

Approved,

(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