Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9950)
The title is "AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TABLON, CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL TO BE KNOWN AS TABLON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR." Its main purpose is to establish a national high school in Barangay Tablon, Cagayan de Oro City, to be named Tablon National High School and to appropriate funds for its operation.
The Tablon National High School shall operate under the supervision of the Department of Education.
It is located in Barangay Tablon, City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental.
The Secretary of Education is responsible for including the operationalization of Tablon National High School in the Department of Education's program.
Funding for the school will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act as part of the Department of Education's budget.
Section 3 requires the Secretary of Education to issue necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of the Act.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
The law was signed by then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Juan Ponce Enrile, as President of the Senate, and Prospero C. Nograles, as Speaker of the House of Representatives, signed the Act to certify its approval by both legislative chambers.
The Act originated in the House of Representatives, was passed by the House on May 28, 2008, and by the Senate on October 13, 2009, before being signed into law.