Republic Act No. 9978, enacted on February 10, 2010, establishes the Don Salvador Lopez National High School as an independent institution, separating it from the Don Enrique Lopez National High School in Barangay Don Salvador Lopez, City of Mati, Davao Oriental. The Act mandates the transfer of all personnel, assets, liabilities, and records from the annex to the newly formed school. Initial funding for the operationalization of the Don Salvador Lopez National High School will be drawn from the current year's budget of the annex, with future funding included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Secretary of Education is tasked with implementing necessary rules and regulations to facilitate the establishment of the new school. The law takes effect 15 days post-publication in the Official Gazette.
February 10, 2010
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9978
AN ACT SEPARATING THE DON ENRIQUE LOPEZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-DON SALVADOR LOPEZ ANNEX IN BARANGAY DON SALVADOR LOPEZ, CITY OF MATI, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL FROM THE DON ENRIQUE LOPEZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS DON SALVADOR LOPEZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. — The Don Enrique Lopez National High School-Don Salvador Lopez Annex in Barangay Don Salvador Lopez, City of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental is hereby separated from the Don Enrique Lopez National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Don Salvador Lopez National High School.
SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Don Enrique Lopez National High School-Don Salvador Lopez Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Don Salvador Lopez National High School.
SECTION 3. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Don Salvador Lopez National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Don Enrique Lopez National High School-Don Salvador Lopez Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. DASCIc
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: February 10, 2010