Republic Act No. 9628, enacted on May 13, 2009, converts the Pilar Productivity Development High School in Sorsogon into a national institution named Pilar National Comprehensive High School. The act mandates the transfer of all personnel, assets, liabilities, and records from the former school to the new national high school. It also stipulates that the Secretary of Education will include funding for the school's operation in the Department's programs, with initial funding drawn from the previous school's budget and future allocations included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Secretary is tasked with issuing necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this act, which takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette.
May 13, 2009
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9628
AN ACT CONVERTING THE PILAR PRODUCTIVITY DEVELOPMENT HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PILAR, PROVINCE OF SORSOGON INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS PILAR NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Conversion into a National High School. — The Pilar Productivity Development High School in the Municipality of Pilar, Province of Sorsogon is hereby converted into a national high school to be known as Pilar National Comprehensive High School.
SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Pilar Productivity Development High School are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Pilar National Comprehensive High School.
SECTION 3. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Pilar National Comprehensive High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Pilar Productivity Development High School. 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: May 13, 2009