Republic Act No. 9770, enacted on November 10, 2009, establishes the President Diosdado Macapagal Memorial National High School by separating the Malamig National High School Maligaya Annex in Barangay Maligaya, Oriental Mindoro, from its parent institution. The law 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 funding for the school's operations in the annual General Appropriations Act, starting with the current year's budget. Regulations for the implementation of this act will be issued by the Secretary of Education, and the law will take effect fifteen days after publication in the Official Gazette.
November 10, 2009
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9770
AN ACT SEPARATING THE MALAMIG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — MALIGAYA ANNEX IN BARANGAY MALIGAYA, MUNICIPALITY OF GLORIA, PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO FROM THE MALAMIG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS PRESIDENT DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. — The Malamig National High School — Maligaya Annex in Barangay Maligaya, Municipality of Gloria, Province of Oriental Mindoro is hereby separated from the Malamig National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as President Diosdado Macapagal Memorial National High School. HTAEIS
SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Malamig National High School — Maligaya Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the President Diosdado Macapagal Memorial National High School.
SECTION 3. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the President Diosdado Macapagal Memorial National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Malamig National High School — Maligaya 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.
Approved: November 10, 2009