Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

4514

HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRO} DUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ISAGANI S. AMATONG
34 District, Zamboanga del Norte

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Sec. 1, Art. XIV, 1987 Constitution provides that: “The state shall protect and
promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall
take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to ail.”

This bill seeks to anchor on this constitutional policy as an explicit expression of the
state to provide quality education accessible to all. The mandate requires
government to firm up its stand on education. In fact, this guarantee makes the
Department of Education receive the highest budget priority in our government’s
annual appropriation.

Education is an important mechanism of our people to liberate themselves from the
bondage of ignorance, poverty and counter insurgency problems. It remains a good
equalizer among people whatever its status in life.

Barangay Pianon is in a remote rural area of the 3 District of Zamboanga del Norte
under the fourth class municipality of Kalawit, The community mainly relies on
agriculture as its basic source of income, and its impoverished constituents greatly
aspire on education as a leverage to achieve success in life,

‘Through the initiative of the local leaders, stakeholders and local government unit of
Kalawit, the Kalawit National High School-Pianon Annex was established. The
students are from far-flung barangays who used to trek bumpy roads daily just to
attend classes. Based on DepEd statistics, the enrolment for SY 2016-2017 has
reached 288 and steadily growing.

With the introduction of the K-12 program of the DepEd, an anticipated increase in
classroom and teacher shortage will be experienced. However, the establishment of
an independent National High School in Pianon, Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte will
help resolve the pressing demands of accessible quality education and the classroom-
to-teacher-to-student shortage ratio in the area.

Hence, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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/SSAGANI S. “AMATONG



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

4514

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ISAGANI S. AMATONG
3% District, Zamboanga del Norte

HOUSE BILL NO.

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE KALAWIT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ~ PIANON ANNEX IN
BARANGAY PIANON, MUNICIPALITY OF KALAWIT, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA
DEL NORTE FROM THE KALAWIT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT
INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS PIANON
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

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

SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School - The Kalawit
National High School ~ Pianon Annex in Barangay Pianon, Municipality of Kalawit,
Province of Zamboanga del Norte is hereby separated from the Kalawit National High
School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as
Pianon National High School.

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

SECTION 3. Appropriations - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include
in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Pianon National High
School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s
appropriation of the Kalawit National High School - Pianon 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 such rules
and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act

SECTION 5. Effectivity - This Act shall take el
publication in the Official Gazette.

fifteen (15) days after its

Approved.