SECTION 1. The Bocboc National High School - Kiara Annex in Barangay Kiara. Municipality of Don. Carlos. Province of Bukidnon is hereby separated from the Bocboc National High School and converted into aa independent national high school to be known as Kiara National High School,

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the Bocboc Nations] High School - Kiara Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Kiara National High School.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Kiara National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Bocboc National High School - Kiara 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 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 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