Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 10836)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 10836 is to separate the Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial High School - Pasonanca Annex from the Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial High School and convert it into an independent national high school known as Pasonanca National High School.
The Pasonanca National High School is located in Barangay Pasonanca, Zamboanga City.
All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial High School - Pasonanca Annex are transferred to and absorbed by the newly created Pasonanca National High School.
The Secretary of Education is responsible for including the operationalization of the Pasonanca National High School in the Department of Education’s program.
The initial funding will be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial High School - Pasonanca Annex.
The continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Secretary of Education is authorized to issue the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purpose of the Act.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
The Act was approved by President Benigno S. Aquino III on May 11, 2016.
The annex gains autonomy, its own identity, management, and funding separate from the mother school, thereby empowering it to operate independently as a national high school.