REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10988, March 14, 2018

AN ACT SEPARATING THE PARAÑAQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - SAN ANTONIO HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BABANGAY SAN ANTONIO. PARAÑAQUE CITY, FROM THE PARAÑAQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS SAN ANTONIO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL PARAÑAQUE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The Paranaque National High School - San Antonio High School Annex in Barangay San Antonio, Parañaque City, is hereby separated from the Parañaque National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as San Antonio National High School Parañaque.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Paranaque National High School - San Antonio High. School Annex are "hereby transferred to and absorbed by the San Antonio National High School Paranaque.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the San Antonio National High School Paranaque, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Paranaque National High School - San Antonio High School Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Act.

SEC. 4. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) day its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general general circulation.

Approved,

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on August9, 2017 and December 11, 2017, respectively.

Approved: MAR 14 2018

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
  President of the Philippines