Republic Act No. 10232

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

Section 1. Establishment of a National High School

• There is hereby established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, a national high school in Barangay Lawigan, City of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental to be known as Lawigan National High School.

Section 2. Appropriations

The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Lawigan National High School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 3. Implementation

The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

Section 4. Effectivity

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate	(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on August 3, 2011 and July 24, 2012, respectively.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of Senate	(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: OCT 29 2012

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