Republic Act No. 8383, enacted on November 13, 1997, separates the Tugatog Annex of the Malabon Municipal High School from its parent institution in Barangay Hulong-Duhat, establishing it as an independent entity named Tugatog National High School. This new school will operate under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. Funding for its establishment will be sourced from the current appropriations of the Tugatog Annex, with future operational costs included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Act took effect upon its approval, having lapsed into law without the President's signature.
November 13, 1997 *
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8383
AN ACT SEPARATING THE MALABON MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL, TUGATOG ANNEX, SITUATED IN BARANGAY TUGATOG, FROM THE MALABON MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL SITUATED IN BARANGAY HULONG-DUHAT, ALL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MALABON, METRO MANILA, AND CONVERTING THE SAME INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE TUGATOG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The Malabon Municipal High School, Tugatog Annex, situated in Barangay Tugatog, is hereby separated from the Malabon Municipal High School situated in Barangay Hulong-Duhat, all in the Municipality of Malabon, Metro Manila, and shall operate independently under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, to be known as the Tugatog National High School.
SECTION 2. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Malabon Municipal High School, Tugatog Annex. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Tugatog National High School shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
* Lapsed into law on November 13, 1997 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.