Republic Act No. 9538

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INTEGRATED NATIONAL SCHOOL IN BARANGAY RIZAL, CITY OF SORSOGON, PROVINCE OF SORSOGON TO BE KNOWN AS RIZAL INTEGRATED NATIONAL SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1. Establishment of an Integrated National School. - There is hereby established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, an integrated national school in Barangay Rizal, City of Sorsogon, Province of Sorsogon to be known as Rizal Integrated National School.

Section 2. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of Rizal Integrated National School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 3. Implementation. - The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and regulations as 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,

<table data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" data-cellpadding="3" width="470"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 50%" /> <col style="width: 50%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td width="50%" data-valign="top" height="13"><p>(Sgd.) <strong>JUAN PONCE ENRILE</strong><br /> President of the Senate</p></td> <td width="50%" data-valign="top" height="13"><p>(Sgd.) <strong>PROSPERO C. NOGRALES</strong><br /> Speaker of the House of Representatives</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representative and the Senate on May 12, 2008 and January 26, 2009, respectively.

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Approved: MAR 24, 2009

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President of the Philippines