Republic Act No. 9596 establishes the Sto. Tomas National High School in Barangay Patac, Sto. Tomas, La Union, under the supervision of the Department of Education. The law mandates the Secretary of Education to include the school's operational funding in the annual General Appropriations Act. It also empowers the Secretary to issue necessary regulations for the implementation of the Act. The law takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
May 13, 2009
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9596
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PATAC, MUNICIPALITY OF STO. TOMAS, PROVINCE OF LA UNION TO BE KNOWN AS STO. TOMAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Establishment of a National High School. — There is hereby established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, a national high school in Barangay Patac, Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Province of La Union to be known as Sto. Tomas National High School.
SECTION 2. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of Sto. Tomas National High School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 3. Implementation. — The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 4. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Approved: May 13, 2009