Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9108)
The official name of the high school is SOUTHCOM National High School.
It is located at the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in Calarian, City of Zamboanga.
It is established under the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.
The Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled enacted Republic Act No. 9108.
It was approved on April 14, 2001.
The purpose is to establish a national high school at the Southern Command in Calarian, City of Zamboanga, to be known as SOUTHCOM National High School and to appropriate funds for it.
The necessary amount for the provisions of the Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
The Act takes effect upon its approval.
The key officials who signed the Act include President of the Senate Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr., Speaker of the House Feliciano Belmonte Jr., Secretary of the Senate Lutgardo B. Barbo, Secretary General of the House Roberto Nazareno, and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Including the funds in the General Appropriations Act ensures that there is a formal allocation of government budget for the operation and maintenance of SOUTHCOM National High School each year.