Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
16% Congress
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1701

Tntroduced by Representative MANUEL S. AGYAO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill is a refiled bill bill from the 15" Congress which had not passed into law due to
time constraints. It seeks to separate the Kalinga National High School-Ambato Tinglayan Annex in
Barangay Ambato-Legleg, Tinglayan, Province of Kalinga from its mother school the Kalinga
National High School and convert it into a separate and independent national high school to be
known as Ambato Tinglayan National High School.

Ambato-Legleg is two kilometers away from the Poblacion and is located at the eastern
part of the Municipality of Tinglayan, Students from Ambato-Legleg and its nearby barangays who
cannot afford to pay the tuition and miscellaneous fees in the private school located near them have
to hike three to six hours to reach the nearest public high school. Due to the far distance, many have
opted to drop out from high school. The opening of the Kalinga National High School- Ambato
Tinglayan Annex gave the students and the out-of-school youths the chance to finish secondary
education.

With the conversion of KNHS-Ambato Tinglayan Annex into an independent national
high school, the capability of the school as catalyst of change will be boosted. It is a generally
accepted fact that better accessibility to education will not only improve the economic life of the
people but even their social and political conditions. As the government is brought closer to the
people in this part of the country, our children are also drawn further away from the dangerous
clutches of insurgency, juvenile delinquency, crimes, ignorance and poverty.

In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

‘UELS. AGYAO


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
16* Congress
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1701

Introduced by Representative MANUEL S. AGYAO

AN ACT SEPARATING KALINGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL- AMBATO TINGLAYAN
ANNEX IN BARANGAY AMBATO-LEGLEG, MUNICIPALITY OF TINGLAYAN,
PROVINCE OF KALINGA FROM KALINGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL,
CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE
KNOWN AS AMBATO TINGLAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

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

SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion Into a National High School. The Kalinga
National High School- Ambato Tinglayan Annex in Barangay Ambato-Legleg, Municipality of
Tinglayan, Province of Kalinga is hereby separated from Kalinga National High School and
converted into an independent national high school to be known as Ambato Tinglayan National
High School

SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and liabilities. All personnel, assets, liabilities and
records of Kalinga National High School-Ambato Tinglayan Annex are hereby transferred to and
absorbed by the Ambato Tinglayan National High School

SECTION 3. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in
the Department's program the operationalization of the Ambato Tinglayan National High School,
the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Kalinga
National High School- Ambato Tinglayan Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the
continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act

SECTION 4. Implementation. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and
regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the Official Gazette.

Approved.