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 Pines City National High School – Dominican-Mirador Annex in Barangay Dominican-Mirador, City of Baguio is hereby separated from the Pines City National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Dominican-Mirador National High School.

SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. – All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Pines City National High School – Dominican-Mirador Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Dominican-Mirador National High School.

SEC. 3. Appropriations. – The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Dominican-Mirador National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the Pines City National High School – Dominican-Mirador Annex. 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 such rules and regulations as 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.) FELICIANO BELMONTE 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 October 15, 2012 and January 28, 2013, respectively.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: APR  0 8 2013

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines