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

SECTION 1. The Sicsican National High School - Annex in Barangay Santa Monica, Puerto Princesa City, Province of Palawan is hereby separated from, the Sicsican National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Santa Monica National High School.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the Sicsican National High School -Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Santa Monica National High School.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operation.alization of the Santa Monica National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the cm-rent year's appropriation of the Sicsican National. High School - Annex. 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 ninety (90) days after its effectivity.

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

 Approved,

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO 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 July 31, 2018 and October 10, 2018 respectively. 

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: JAN 03 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
  President of the Philippines