SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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'13 
OGl -2 P5:41 
SENATE 
S.No. 1'17 
Introduced by Senator Ralph G. Recto 
Explanatory Note 
Education is universally recognized as one of the most fundamental building blocks for 
human development and poverty reduction. The goal of which is to provide children with the 
skills, knowledge and values they n'eed to become caring, self- reliant, productive and patriotic-
citizens. 
Republic Act No. 9155 otherwise known as the "Governance of Basic Education Act of 
2001" states that it is the policy of the state to make basic education accessible to all by 
providing all Filipino children a free and compulsory education in the elementary level. 
Elementary schooling is compulsory, but some Filipinos of the relevant age group do not attend, 
usually due to absence of any school in their area. 
The school, being the heart of the formal education system and the seat oflearning, must 
be provided to those who substantially need it. It is the vehicle by which the teaching and 
learning of national values, love of country and pride in its rich heritage, among other things, 
take place. 
Barangay Banay-banay 1.0 is the largest and the most populated barangay in the 
Municipality of San Jose, Batangas with about one thousand (1,000) elementary school-age-
children. At present, the students are taking elementary school education in Padre Imo Luna 
Memorial Elementary School (PILMES) located in Poblacion, San Jose, Batangas, which is 
roughly 3 kilometers away from Barangay Banay-banay 1.0. 
The establishment of an elementary school in Barangay Banay-banay 1.0 in the 
Municipality of San Jose, Province of Batangas, to be known as the Banay-banay 1.0 Elementary 
School is pursued to grant the request of parents and students to ha;ve an elementary school in the 
area. This will relieve the parents and residents of the said barangay from worries on the safety 
of their children and the expenses they incur in commuting to school. 
In this light, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
/EJCV 


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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
'13 
OCT -2 P5 :41 
SENATE 
S,No. 1777 
HECEIVED 1\\: --r 
Introduced by Senator Ralph q. Recto 
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AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BANAY-BANAY 1.0, 
SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF BAT AN GAS TO BE KNOWN AS BANAY-BANAY 1.0 
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Establishment of an Elementary School. - There is hereby established, under 
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the supervision of the Department of Education, an Elementary School in Barangay Banay-banay 
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1.0, Municipality of San Jose, Province of Batangas, to be known as Banay-batiay 1.0 
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Elementary School. 
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SEC 2. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the 
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Department's program the operation of Banay-banay 1.0 Elementary School, the funding of 
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which shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act. 
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SEC 3. Implementation. - The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and 
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regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. 
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SEC 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
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Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,