Title
Separation and conversion of Guinaang Annex
Law
Republic Act No. 8871
Decision Date
Aug 22, 2000
Republic Act No. 8871 separates and converts the Guinaang Annex of the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School into an independent national high school called the Guinaang National High School, with the Department of Education responsible for implementation and funding.

Creation, separation, and conversion

  • Section 1 separates the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School - Guinaang Annex in Barangay Guinaang, Municipality of Bontoc, Mountain Province from the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School located in the Municipality of Bontoc, Mountain Province.
  • Section 1 converts the separated annex into an independent national high school.
  • Section 1 names the converted school “Guinaang National High School.”

Authority to implement rules

  • Section 2 directs the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) to issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act.
  • Section 2 makes the DECS the implementing authority for operationalizing the separation and conversion.

Mandatory transfer of personnel and property

  • Section 3 transfers and absorbs all personnel of the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School - Guinaang Annex into the Guinaang National High School.
  • Section 3 transfers and absorbs all records of the annex into the Guinaang National High School.
  • Section 3 transfers and absorbs all assets of the annex into the Guinaang National High School.
  • Section 3 transfers and absorbs all liabilities of the annex into the Guinaang National High School.

Funding and appropriations mechanics

  • Section 4 charges the amount necessary for initial implementation against the current year’s appropriations of the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School - Guinaang Annex.
  • Section 4 requires that for continuous operation and maintenance, the sums necessary shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act thereafter.

Practical scope of the Act

  • Section 1 covers a specific educational institution located in Barangay Guinaang, Municipality of Bontoc, Mountain Province, as an annex of a general comprehensive high school.
  • Section 1 covers the conversion of that annex into an independent national high school named Guinaang National High School.
  • Section 3 covers the institutional continuity of personnel, records, assets, and liabilities from the annex to the newly converted school.
  • Section 4 covers funding responsibility at two stages: initial implementation and continuous operation and maintenance.

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