Republic Act No. 9099

: The primary purpose of Republic Act No. 9099 is to separate the Merida Vocational School - Margen Annex located in Barangay Margen, City of Ormoc, Leyte, from the Merida Vocational School and convert it into an independent national high school known as the Margen National High School.
: The new independent national high school created by the Act is called Margen National High School.
: The Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) is tasked with issuing the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of the Act.
: All assets, both movable and immovable, records, personnel, liabilities, and obligations of the Merida Vocational School - Margen Annex are transferred to the Margen National High School.
: Yes, the law specifically provides that the positions, rights, and security of tenure of personnel employed under existing laws shall not be impaired.
: The initial amount necessary for implementing the Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Merida Vocational School - Margen Annex.
: Funding for continuous operation and maintenance will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
: The Act took effect immediately upon its approval, which was on April 8, 2001.
: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Republic Act No. 9099 into law.
: The House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines passed the Act.