Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The Lingayao National High School is hereby established in Barangay Lingayao, Municipality of Las Nieves, Province of Agusan del Norte under the direct supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.

SEC. 2. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR.	(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE , JR.
President of the Senate	Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on May 31, 2000 and February 5, 2001, respectively.

(Sgd.) LUTGARDO B. BARBO	(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary of the Senate	Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: APR 04, 2001

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines