FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the inauguration of the Port Operations Building at the Port of Dumaguete in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. ACE MORANDANTE/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed laws converting five schools into independent schools.
Duterte signed Republic Acts 11527, 11528, 11529, 11530, and 11531 on March 12.
RA 11527 separates the Tabuk City National High School-Bantay Extension in Tabuk City, Kalinga from the Tabuk City National High School.
“The Tabuk City National High School Bantay Extension in Barangay Bantay, Tabuk City, Province of Kalinga is hereby separated from the Tabuk City National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Bantay National High School,” according to RA 11527.
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Senate OKs measures renaming and converting schools
The Senate approved on third and final reading eight local bills seeking to rename, convert and establish public elementary and high schools in the provinces of Albay, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Negros Oriental, Monday, January 18, 2021.
Approved were House Bill Nos. (HBN) 1531 and 1533 renaming Pag-Asa National High School in Legazpi City, Albay to Legazpi City National High School and the Ilawod National High School in the Municipality of Camalig to Camalig National High School respectively.
Also approved on final reading were four House Bills converting extension high schools into independent national high schools and a measure separating an extension elementary school and converting it into an independent elementary school.