August 22, 2000

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8866

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT MADATAG, MUNICIPALITY OF KABUGAO, PROVINCE OF APAYAO TO BE KNOWN AS MAYOR BARTOLOME SERUT NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND TRADE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

SECTION 1. There shall be established a national high school at Madatag, Municipality of Kabugao, Province of Apayao to be known as Mayor Bartolome Serut National Agricultural and Trade High School.

SECTION 2. The school shall offer secondary education proper as well as other vocational courses to carry out its objectives as may be authorized by the Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) and in coordination with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and other appropriate offices and agencies.

SECTION 3. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. ADCEaH

SECTION 4. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: August 22, 2000

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 97 No. 13, 5 Supp., on March 26, 2001.