Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2508

Introduced by Representative Francisco Jose F. Matugas II

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks the separation of the General Luna National High
School - Consuelo NHS Annex in Barangay Consuelo, Municipality of
General Luna, Province of Surigao del Norte from its mother school, the
General Luna National High School.

This measure is pursuant to the Constitutional mandate for the
State to provide free secondary education accessible to all. This is also in
consonance with Republic Act 6655, otherwise known as the Free Public
Secondary Education Act of 1988, which was passed primarily for the
benefit of the poor who are denied education due to poverty.

The separation and conversion of the said annex high school into an
independent national high school is expected to improve its administrative
and financial capacity to deliver uncompromised instruction to the
concerned students. As it manages its own educational funds, instructional
supervision and coaching will be enhanced thereby contributing
significantly to the students’ success.

For the foregoing reasons, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

FRANCISCO JOSE F. MATUGAS IT
Surigao del Norte, First District
(Siargao Island)


Republic of the Philippines
Bouse of Representatives

Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2508

Introduced by Representative Francisco Jose F. Matugas II

AN ACT SEPARATING THE GENERAL LUNA NATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL - CONSUELO NHS ANNEX IN
BARANGAY CONSUELO, MUNICIPALITY OF
GENERAL LUNA, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL
NORTE FROM THE GENERAL LUNA NATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE
KNOWN AS CONSUELO 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. The General Luna National High School — Consuelo
NHS Annex in Barangay Consuelo, Municipality of General Luna,
Province of Surigao del Norte is hereby separated from the General Luna
National High School and converted into an independent national high
school to be known as Consuelo National High School.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the General
Luna National High School — Consuelo NHS Annex are hereby transferred
to and absorbed by the Consuelo National High School.


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

SEC. 4. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval of
this Act, the Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and
regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,