Republic Act No. 10876

An Act Separating the Kalinga National High School – Ambato Tinglayan Annex in Barangay Ambato-Legleg, Municipality of Tinglayan, Province of Kalinga From the Kalinga National High School, Converting It Into An Independent National High School to Be Known as Tinglayan National High School and Appropriate Funds Therefor

An Act Separating the Kalinga National High School-Ambato Tinglayan Annex in Barangay Ambato-Legleg, Municipality of Tinglayan, Province of Kalinga from the Kalinga National High School, Converting it into an Independent National High School to be Known as Tinglayan National High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. The Kalinga National High School-Ambato Tinglayan Annex in Barangay Ambato-Legleg, Municipality of Tinglayan, Province of Kalinga is hereby separated from the Kalinga National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Tinglayan National High School.

Section 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Kalinga National High School-Ambato Tinglayan Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Tinglayan National High School.

Section 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Tinglayan National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Kalinga National High School-Ambato Tinglayan Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

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

Approved,

FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of the Senate

FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on February 23, 2015, amended by the Senate on February 1, 2016, and which amendment was concurred in by the House of Representatives on May 23, 2016.

OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of the Senate

MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: July 17, 2016

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