SECTION 1. The Liloy National High School - Patawag Extension in Barangay Patawag, Municipality of Liloy, Province of Zamboanga del Norte is hereby separated from the Liloy National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Patawag National High School.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the Liloy National High School - Patawag Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Patawag National High School.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Patawag National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Liloy National High School - Patawag Extension. 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 formulate the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act within one hundred twenty (120) days after its effectivity.

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,

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on November 28, 2017 and February 19, 2018, respectively.

Approved: MAY 25 2018

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
  President of the Philippines