Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Fourteenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine.
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9815]
AN ACT SEPARATING THE AURORA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-ANNEX I IN BARANGAY BORLONGAN, MUNICIPALITY OF DIPACULAO, PROVINCE OF AURORA FROM THE AURORA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BORLONGAN 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. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. — The Aurora National High School-Annex I in Barangay Borlongan, Municipality of Dipaculao, Province of Aurora is hereby separated from the Aurora National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Borlongan National High School.
SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Aurora National High School-Annex I are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Borlongan National High School.
SEC. 3. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Borlongan National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the Aurora National High School-Annex I. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 4. Implementation. — The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
SEC. 5. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Approved,
(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE
President of the Senate
(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on October 7, 2008 and August 26, 2009, respectively.
(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO REYES
Secretary of the Senate
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives
Approved: November 26, 2009
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines
Source: CDAsia