An Act Converting the Existing Narra High School-Panacan Annex in Barangay Panacan, Municipality of Narra, Province of Palawan, into a National High School to be Known as the Panacan National High School, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Republic Act No. 8618, enacted on April 2, 1998, converts the Narra High School-Panacan Annex in Barangay Panacan, Palawan, into a national high school named Panacan National High School. The law mandates the transfer of all personnel, records, assets, and obligations from the existing annex to the new national school. The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports is tasked with implementing the provisions of the Act. Funding for the new school will be sourced from the current appropriations of the annex and included in future General Appropriations Acts. The Act took effect immediately upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
April 2, 1998 *
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8618
AN ACT CONVERTING THE EXISTING NARRA HIGH SCHOOL-PANACAN ANNEX IN BARANGAY PANACAN, MUNICIPALITY OF NARRA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PANACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The existing Narra High School-Panacan Annex in Barangay Panacan, Municipality of Narra, Province of Palawan, is hereby converted into a national high school to be known as the Panacan National High School.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue the necessary rules, orders and circulars to implement the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 3. All personnel, records, assets and properties including buildings, sites, and the improvements thereof, obligations, funds and appropriations of the Narra High School-Panacan Annex are hereby transferred to the Panacan National High School.
SECTION 4. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Narra National High School-Panacan Annex. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Panacan National High School shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
* Lapsed into law on April 2, 1998, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Constitution.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 94 No. 31, 14 Supp., on August 3, 1998.