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

SECTION 1. The Judge Jose De Venecia Sr. Memorial National High School in Barangay Bolosan, City of Dagupan, Province of Pangasinan is hereby converted into a national technical-vocational high school to be known as Judge Jose De Venecia Sr. Technical-Vocational Secondary School.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Judge Jose De Venecia Sr. Memorial National High School are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Judge Jose De Venecia Sr. Technical-Vocational Secondary School.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Judge Jose De Venecia Sr. Technical-Vocational Secondary School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Judge Jose De Venecia Sr. Memorial 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 such rules and regulations as may be 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 August 4, 2014 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 23 2016

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