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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Batasan Hills, Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3429

HOUSE BILL No.

Introduced by Representative AURORA ENERIO - CERILLES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

It is the duty of the state to establish and maintain a system of free public education in
the high school level, to protect and promote the right of citizens to quality education,
and to take appropriate steps to make education accessible to all. This bill seeks to
carry out this duty through the establishment of a National High School in Barangay
Sumpotan, Municipality of Dinas, Province of Zamboanga del Sur.

A mountainous barangay of a 3" class municipality, Barangay Sumpotan and nearby
barangays have only Elementary Schools and graduates of these schools converge to
Sumpotan High School for their secondary education. Lack of resources for this school
may lead to learning inadequacy for the children. This hinders the residents’ right to
accessible education and deprives the barangay the opportunity to develop its
community and improve the quality of the residents’ lives in various aspects —
economic, social, cultural, political, and spiritual.

Economically, education provides citizens the necessary knowledge, skills, and values
that will support the country's economic growth and will make the country progressive
and prosperous. Most importantly, education helps break the vicious cycle of poverty
from one generation to the next.

The establishment of Sumpotan National High School makes secondary education
more accessible to the barangay and its neighboring barangays, and would result to
more educated Filipinos who would then have better opportunities to improve their living
standards. This bill does not only give utmost importance to education but also helps in
creating economic opportunities and strengthening our national economy.

| therefore seek the immediate passage of this very important bill.

AURO! NERIO - CERILLES


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Batasan Hills, Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3429

HOUSE BILL No.

Introduced by Representative AURORA ENERIO - CERILLES

AN ACT

ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SUMPOTAN,
MUNICIPALITY OF DINAS, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, TO BE
KNOWN AS SUMPOTAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFORE

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

assembled:

Section 1. Establishment of National High School. There shall be established,
under the supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd), a National High School in
Barangay Sumpotan, Municipality of Dinas, Province of Zamboanga del Sur to be known

as Sumpotan National High School.
Section 2, Appropriations, The amount necessary for the implementation of this act
shall be charged to the appropriation of the Department of Education under the current

General Appropriations Act

Section 3. Implementation. The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and

regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its approval

Approved,