Converting the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School-Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School Extension in Sorsogon City into Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School
Republic Act No. 11661, approved on March 24, 2022, establishes the Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School as an independent institution, separating it from the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School in Sorsogon City. This act transfers all personnel, assets, liabilities, and records to the newly formed school. The Secretary of Education is tasked with operationalizing the school, with initial funding sourced from the previous school's budget and future allocations included in the annual General Appropriations Act. Implementation rules are to be promulgated within 60 days, and the law takes effect 15 days after publication.
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- What is Converting the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School-Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School Extension in Sorsogon City into Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School about?
- Republic Act No. 11661, approved on March 24, 2022, establishes the Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School as an independent institution, separating it from the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School in Sorsogon City. This act transfers all personnel, assets, liabilities, and records to the newly formed school. The Secretary of Education is tasked with operationalizing the school, with initial funding sourced from the previous school's budget and future allocations included in the annual General Appropriations Act. Implementation rules are to be promulgated within 60 days, and the law takes effect 15 days after publication.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 11661?
- Converting the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School-Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School Extension in Sorsogon City into Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School (Republic Act No. 11661) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- Converting the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School-Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School Extension in Sorsogon City into Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School (Republic Act No. 11661) was enacted on Mar 24, 2022.
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- Converting the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School-Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School Extension in Sorsogon City into Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School, Republic Act No. 11661, Mar 24, 2022 (Philippines)
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- Republic Act No. 11661
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- Congress of the Philippines
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March 24, 2022
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11661
AN ACT SEPARATING THE CELESTINO G. TABUENA MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-MERCEDES B. PERALTA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN BARANGAY GUINLAJON, WEST DISTRICT, SORSOGON CITY, PROVINCE OF SORSOGON FROM THE CELESTINO G. TABUENA MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS MERCEDES B. PERALTA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School-Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School Extension in Barangay Guinlajon, West District, Sorsogon City, Province of Sorsogon is hereby separated from the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School and converted into an independent senior high school to be known as Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School.
SECTION 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School-Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School.
SECTION 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School-Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School Extension. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4. Within sixty (60) days after the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall promulgate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved: March 24, 2022.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 118, No. 14, p. 3695 on April 4, 2022.
Cite This Law
Converting the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School-Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School Extension in Sorsogon City into Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School, Republic Act No. 11661, Mar 24, 2022 (Philippines)
Converting the Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School-Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School Extension in Sorsogon City into Mercedes B. Peralta Senior High School, Republic Act No. 11661 (Phil. 2022)
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