Republic Act No. 8870

Eleventh Congress

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8870, August 22, 2000 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE SADANGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-BETWAGAN ANNEX IN BARANGAY BETWAGAN, MUNICIPALITY OF SADANGA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE FROM THE SADANGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SADANGA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE AND CONVERTING THE SAME INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BETWAGAN 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 Sadanga National High School - Betwagan Annex in Barangay Betwagan, Municipality of Sadanga, Mountain Province is hereby separated from the Sadanga National High School in the Municipality of Sadanga, Mountain Province and converted into an independent national high school to be known as the Betwagan National High School.

Section 2. The Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue such orders, rules and circulars as may be necessary for the implementation of this Act.

Section 3. All personnel, records, assets and liabilities of the Sadanga National High School - Betwagan Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Betwagan National High School.

Section 4. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of Senate | (Sgd.) MANUEL B. VILLAR JR. 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 August 18, 1999 and May 22, 2000, respectively.

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of Senate | (Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: August 22, 2000

(Sgd.) JOSEPH E. ESTRADA

President of the Philippines