Section 18
SEC. 18. All existing appropriations for the Negros Occidental College of Arts and Trades, the Negros Occidental Community College and the Bacolod City National Trade School are hereby absorbed by the Paglaum State College to be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Additionally, the sum of one hundred thousand pesos for the operation of the college is hereby authorized to be funded out of the appropriations authorized by Batas Pambansa Blg. 230 for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports intended for new schools. Thereafter, the necessary amount required for the operation and maintenance of the new college shall be provided for in subsequent General Appropriations Acts.