REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11527, March 12, 2021

AN ACT SEPARATING THE TABUK CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-BANTAY EXTENSION IN BARANGAY BANTAY, TABUK CITY, PROVINCE OF KALINGA FROM THE TABUK CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BANTAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1. The Tabuk City National High School - Bantay Extension in Barangay Bantay, Tabuk City, Province of Kalinga is hereby separated from the Tabuk City National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Bantay National High School.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Tabuk City National High School - Bantay Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Bantay National High School.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Bantay National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Tabuk City National High School - Bantay Extension. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations 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.chanroblesvirtualawlibrary

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

Approved,

This Act which which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on January 27, 2020 and January 18, 2021.

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
    President of the Philippines