Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City 
19th Congress 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ______________________ 
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Introduced by HONORABLE PETER B. MIGUEL 
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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARATION AND AUTONOMY OF ESPERANZA NATIONAL HIGH 
SCHOOL – ANNEX, SAN JOSE CAMPUS IN BARANGAY SAN JOSE, KORONADAL CITY, PROVINCE OF 
SOUTH COTABATO FROM ESPERANZA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – MAIN CAMPUS, TO BE KNOWN 
AS MARBEL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to establish a national high school in Barangay San Jose, Koronadal City, South 
Cotabato to be named Marbel National High School. Presently, this school is a mere extension of 
Esperanza National High School – Main Campus. 
Section 1, Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution states 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 all.” Moreover, Section 2, of Republic Act 9155 otherwise known 
as Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001, declared that, “It is the policy of the State to protect 
and promote the right of all citizens to quality basic education and to make such education accessible 
to all by providing all Filipino children a free and compulsory education in the elementary level and 
free education in the high school level. 
These are the legal bases of the proposal to establish a public secondary school in Barangay Paraiso, 
Koronadal City, South Cotabato to be named as MARBEL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. 
Barangay San Jose is about twelve (12) kilometers away from the city proper. It is the third largest 
barangay in terms of land area, having an area of 2,306 hectares. In the east is the Colombio 
mountain range and the rest of the land area as a valley. 
It is basically an agricultural area. Out of the 2,306 hectares land area, about 1,545 hectares are 
devoted to agricultural production; hence, farming is the main source of income and livelihood for 
the majority of the people. 
In terms of access to basic education, there are two (2) elementary schools and one (1) private high 
school on the locality. For secondary public high school. Esperanza National High School – Main 
Campus is about 7.5 kilometers away and Rotonda National High School is 6.2 kilometers from 
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Barangay San Jose. For Senior High School, two (2) are offering public Senior High Schools, Esperanza 
National High School – Main and Rotonda National High School while Notre Dame of San Jose is the 
lone private school, offering also Senior High School (SHS) education. Access to Senior High School 
(SHS) education however is difficult because it is too far from Barangay San Jose. Considering the 
cost for fare and allowances of student in going to the nearby SHS. The private SHS is expensive 
considering it collects tuition fees and although SHS has voucher, there are expenses and 
miscellaneous fees which the common residents cannot afford. Factors like geographical location, 
distance, tuition fees and rising cost of educational fees affect the decision of parents on where to 
send their children to SHS, especially the Indigenous People in Lower and Upper Supon, Cadidang 
and Highest Point in Barangay San Jose and Muslim constituents in the nearby barangays of Lutayan 
and Colombio, Sultan Kudarat. 
The parents and students are clamoring and pleading for a Senior High School to be established in 
the locality. The proposed Marbel National High School would not only cater to the graduates of 
Esperanza National High School – Annex, San Jose Campus but also to students in the neighboring 
barangays such as Mabini, Avanceña, Namnama and some barangays from Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat 
such as Palavilla, Blingkong, Sumapal and Barangay Lasak, Colombio, Sultan Kudarat. 
In view of the foregoing, the entire constituents of the Province of Cotabato, especially from the 2nd 
District, the immediate passage of this Bill is earnestly sought. 
PETER B. MIGUEL 
Representative, 2nd District, South Cotabato. 


Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City 
19th Congress 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ______________________ 
============================================================================== 
Introduced by HONORABLE PETER B. MIGUEL 
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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARATION AND AUTONOMY OF ESPERANZA NATIONAL HIGH 
SCHOOL – ANNEX, SAN JOSE CAMPUS IN BARANGAY SAN JOSE, KORONADAL CITY, PROVINCE OF 
SOUTH COTABATO FROM ESPERANZA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – MAIN CAMPUS, TO BE KNOWN 
AS MARBEL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
Section 1. 
Short Title: This Act shall be known as “The Marbel National High School Act of 2022” 
Section 2: 
The Esperanza National High School – Annex San Jose Campus is hereby converted 
into an independent national high school to known as Marbel National High School. 
Section 3: 
All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of Esperanza National High School – 
Annex San Jose Camous is hereby transferred to and absorbed by Marbel National 
High School. 
Section 5: 
The Secretary of Department of Education shall immediately include in the 
Department’s program the operationalization of Marbel National High School, the 
funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
Section 6: 
The Secretary of Department of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations 
implementing the provisions of this Act. 
Section 7: 
This Act shall take effect after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in 
any newspaper of general circulation. 
APPROVED. 
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