Republic Act No. 9768, enacted on November 10, 2009, establishes the Agapito Amado Memorial National High School by separating the Canhandugan Annex from the Granja-Kalinawan National High School in Barangay Poblacion, Jaro, Leyte. The Act mandates the transfer of all personnel, assets, liabilities, and records from the annex to the new school. It also requires the Secretary of Education to include the operationalization of the new school in the Department's budget, initially funded by current appropriations of the annex, with future funding incorporated into the annual General Appropriations Act. The Act will take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
November 10, 2009
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9768
AN ACT SEPARATING THE GRANJA-KALINAWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — CANHANDUGAN ANNEX IN BARANGAY POBLACION, MUNICIPALITY OF JARO, PROVINCE OF LEYTE FROM THE GRANJA-KALINAWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS AGAPITO AMADO MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. — The Granja-Kalinawan National High School — Canhandugan Annex in Barangay Poblacion, Municipality of Jaro, Province of Leyte is hereby separated from the Granja-Kalinawan National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Agapito Amado Memorial National High School. EHSCcT
SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Granja-Kalinawan National High School — Canhandugan Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Agapito Amado Memorial National High School.
SECTION 3. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Agapito Amado Memorial National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Granja-Kalinawan National High School — Canhandugan Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4. Implementation. — The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 5. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette. SATDHE
Approved: November 10, 2009