Republic Act No. 8867, enacted on August 22, 2000, separates the Ammacian Barangay High School from the Pinukpuk Vocational School and establishes it as the Cal-Owan Agricultural and Vocational National High School in the Municipality of Pinukpuk, Kalinga. The new school will not only continue its secondary curriculum but also offer technical and vocational subjects. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports is tasked with issuing necessary regulations for the implementation of the Act. All personnel and assets from the Ammacian school are transferred to the new institution, with funding for its operation to be included in the annual budget. The law took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on March 26, 2001.
August 22, 2000
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8867
AN ACT SEPARATING THE AMMACIAN BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL, ALSO KNOWN AS PINUKPUK VOCATIONAL SCHOOL-AMMACIAN ANNEX IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PINUKPUK, PROVINCE OF KALINGA, FROM THE PINUKPUK VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PINUKPUK, AND CONVERTING IT INTO A NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAL-OWAN AGRICULTURAL AND VOCATIONAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The Ammacian Barangay High School, also known as Pinukpuk Vocational School-Ammacian Annex in the Municipality of Pinukpuk, Province of Kalinga, is hereby separated from the Pinukpuk Vocational School in the Municipality of Pinukpuk and converted into a national agricultural and vocational high school to be known as the Cal-Owan Agricultural and Vocational National High School. SIcCEA
SECTION 2. The school shall, in addition to its present secondary curriculum, offer technical and other vocational subjects.
SECTION 3. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 4. All personnel, records, assets and liabilities of the Ammacian Barangay High School are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Cal-Owan Agricultural and Vocational National High School.
SECTION 5. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Pinukpuk Vocational School-Ammacian Annex. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Cal-Owan Agricultural and Vocational National High School shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. aAHDIc
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: August 22, 2000
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 97 No. 13, 6 Supp., on March 26, 2001.