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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

907
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Hon. Rolando “Klarex” A. Uy

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Education is a fundamental right. Despite great progress in the last 15 years, thousands
of children are still denied their right to education

The importance of education is beyond reading, writing and arithmetic. It is one of the
most important investments a country can make in it's people and it's future. It is critical to
reducing poverty and inequality. If children in low-income communities have basic reading skills,
then thousands of people would be lifted out of poverty.

Education in the farthest reaches of our country is currently existing in unfortunate
conditions. Article XIV, Section 1 of the Philippine Constitution states that “The State shall protect
and promote the right of all citizens to quality education and take appropriate steps to make such
education accessible to all.”

Such is the justification for the need to separate the Bayanga National High School from
it's mother school, Mambuaya National High School.

As an Annex School, Bayanga National High School has to defer to the decision making
body at Mambuaya National High School. Such set-up has qot always been advantageous to
the former, as their mother schoo''s interest are often prioritided. This is indeed unfortunate as
the enrollment of a steadily increasing student body popylatign signifies various emerging
concerns that could be best addressed by an administrati ly that is not dictated by an
external one. Bayang National High School must be al function separately and
independently in order for its administrators to have a free fein in plrsuing their vision for the
school.

In view thereof, the approval of this bill is earnestly


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3907
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative Rolando A. Uy

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE MAMBUAYA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL = BAYANGA ANNEX IN
BARANGAY BAYANGA, CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO, FROM THE MAMBUAYA
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BAYANGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1: Separation and conversion into a National High School. The Mambuaya National
High School - Bayanga Annex in Barangay Bayanga, City of Cagayan de Oro, is hereby separated
from the Mambuaya National High Schoo! and converted into an independent national high school to
be known as Bayanga National High School.

SECTION 2: Transfer of Assets and Liabilities, All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of
the Mambuaya National High School — Bayanga Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the
Bayanga National High School

SECTION 3: Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department’s program, the operationalization of the Bayanga National High School, the initial funding
of which shall be charged against the current year’s Appropriations of the Mambuaya National High
School ~ Bayanga Annex. Thereafter, the amount needed 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.

SECTIONS: Effectivity. This Act shall take effect (15) fifteen days after its Publication in the
Official Gazette.

Approved,