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

SECTION 1. There is hereby established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, a national high school in Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City, Metro Manila to be known as Emilio Jacinto National High School.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Emilio Jacinto National High School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) AQUILINO "KOKO" PIMENTEL III President of the Senate

(SGD.) PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ 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 December 13, 2016 and December 11, 2017, respectively..

(SGD.) LUTGARDO B. BARBO Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) CESAR STRAIT PAREJA Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: MAR 06 2018

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
  President of the Philippines