Republic Act No. 10877

An Act Separating the Gov. Alfredo Abueg Sr. National Technology and Vocational Memorial High School-Aribungos Extension in Barangay Aribungos, Municipality of Brooke’s Point, Province of Palawan from the Gov. Alfredo Abueg Sr. National Technology and Vocational Memorial High School, Converting it into an Independent National High School to be known as Inil U. Taha 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 Gov. Alfredo Abueg Sr. National Technology and Vocational Memorial High School-Aribungos Extension in Barangay Aribungos, Municipality of Brooke’s Point, Province of Palawan is hereby separated from the Gov. Alfredo Abueg Sr. National Technology and Vocational Memorial High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Inil U. Taha National High School.

Section 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Gov. Alfredo Abueg Sr. National Technology and Vocational Memorial High School-Aribungos Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Inil U. Taha National High School.

Section 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Inil U. Taha National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Gov. Alfredo Abueg Sr. National Technology and Vocational Memorial High School-Aribungos Extension. 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 the 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 amendments were 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