REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8598, March 20, 1998

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8598, March 20, 1998 ]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONALIZED HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALUNGAO, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BALUNGAO 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. A nationalized high school is hereby established in the Municipality of Balungao, Province of Pangasinan, to be known as Balungao National High School.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of 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.

SEC. 3. 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.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) ERNESTO M. MACEDA

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR.

President of the Senate

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 5, 1997 and December 11, 1997, respectively.

(Sgd.) LORENZO E. LEYNES JR.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO

Secretary of the Senate

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved:

FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines

Lapsed into law on March 20, 1998, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.