Republic Act No. 8892

Eleventh Congress

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8892, August 22, 2000 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE JUAN R. LIWAG HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX II IN BARANGAY MARUHAT, GAPAN, NUEVA ECIJA FROM THE JUAN R. LIWAG HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVERTING THE SAME INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE MARUHAT 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 Juan R. Liwag High School Annex II in Barangay Maruhat, Gapan, Nueva Ecija is hereby separated from the Juan R. Liwag High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as the Maruhat National High School.

Section 2. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

Section 3. All personnel, records, assets and liabilities of the Juan R. Liwag High School Annex II are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Maruhat National High School.

Section 4. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions 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 immediately 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 June 3, 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