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

SECTION 1. The Saliok National High School in Barangay Saliok, Municipality of Natonin, Mountain Province is hereby converted into a national technical-vocational high school to be known as Saliok National Technical-Vocational and Skills Training High School.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Saliok National High School are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Saliok National Technical-Vocational and Skills Training High School.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Saliok National Technical-Vocational and Skills Training High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Saliok National High School. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of the Senate

(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on May 19, 2015 and February 2, 2016, respectively

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of the Senate

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

Approved: MAY 11 2016

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