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House of Representatives até: 3OJUN 2015

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Introduced by Representative EDGAR R. ERICE

AN ACT

PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN ALL
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS OF THE PHILIPPINES PURSUANT TO THE AVOWED
OBJECTIVES OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10533, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN
ACT ENHANCING THE PHILIPPINE BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM BY
STRENGTHENING ITS CURRICULUM AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
YEARS FOR BASIC EDUCATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES”, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘As recently as 2013 before Republic Act No. 10533 (Enhanced Basic
Education Act of 2013) was enacted, the Philippines was one of only three countries
in the world, the other two being Angola and Djibouti, and the only one in Asia, which
continue to prescribe ten (10) years of basic education for its children and youth.

Ten years of basic education has long been considered as insufficient to
provide the world’s young people with time for mastery of concepts and skills, or for
development as lifelong learners, or for preparation into graduates of tertiary
education. It has also been recognized that at least twelve (12) years of basic
education is needed by the youth for middle level skills development, employment,
and entrepreneurship.’ Thus, most countries therefore require an additional two (2)
years of senior high school to attain the said objectives.

The previous administration decided that it was high time for the Philippines to
upgrade the quality of education that it provides to its constituents so that the people
can develop skills that would enable them to be competitive not only within the
country, but more importantly, in the international arena.

This proposed measure specifically seeks to provide an instrument to
transform into reality the vision embodied in RA 10533 of providing Filipino citizens
an educational system at par with international standards like the Bologna Process

"The K to 12 Basic Education Program. Retrieved 6 November 2013 from http://www.gov.ph/k-12/.


for the European Union and the Washington Accord for the United States. This can
be achieved by providing for the construction and establishment of Senior High
Schools in all legislative districts of the country. Within the walls of these Senior High
Schools, young Filipinos would gain two (2) years of specialized upper secondary
education, based on their aptitude and interests, and the capacity of the school, that
would allow them to have middle-level skills and offer them better opportunities to be
gainfully employed or become entrepreneurs.”

The first batch of junior high school students under the K to 12 program
graduated this summer, with the Department of Education saying that the number of
enrolees for senior high school this school year reached One Million Three Hundred
Thousand (1,300,000)°. These new enrolees would need the specialized classrooms
of the proposed Senior High Schools.

Assuming that there would be at least forty-five (45) students per classroom,
the country needs to build at least 22,000 classrooms in time for school year 2016-
2017 and an additional 22,000 more classrooms for school year 2017-2018. Based
‘on the DepEd estimate of Seven Hundred Thirty Thousand Pesos (Php730,000.00)
cost of building a classroom,* we would need at least Fourteen Billion Six Hundred
Million Pesos (Php14,600,000,000.00) for 2016 and another Fourteen Billion Six
Hundred Million Pesos (Php14,600,000,000.00) for 2017.

Given the magnitude of the needs of the Philippines in the coming years, it
would only inure to our benefit if we were adhere to the principle that there is no
better time than today to start preparing for the future of our country.

In the light of the foregoing discussion, the immediate passage of this bill is
earnestly sought.

? The K to 12 Basic Education Program. Retrieved 6 November 2013 from http://www.gov.ph/k-12/.
* Philippine daily Inquirer, June 28, 2016DepEd Plans to Send More Students to Private Schools.
Retrieved 6 November 2013 from_ httov/newsinfo.inquiter.nel/412597/deped-plans-to-send-more-
students-to-private-schools#ixzz2joxPCKFk.

* DepEd details P1.1M cost of each classroom. Retrieved 6 November 2013 from
http://ppp.gov.ph/?p=12396.


Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives

@reaan City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILLNo, 605 _

Introduced by Representative EDGAR R. ERICE

AN ACT

PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN ALL
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS OF THE PHILIPPINES PURSUANT TO THE AVOWED
OBJECTIVES OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10533, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN
ACT ENHANCING THE PHILIPPINE BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM BY
STRENGTHENING ITS CURRICULUM AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
YEARS FOR BASIC EDUCATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES”, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Establishment of Senior High Schools. There shall be
established, under the control and supervision of the Department of Education
(DepEd), a Senior High School for each of the legislative districts in the country,
pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 10533, otherwise known as “An Act
Enhancing the Philippine Basic Education System by Strengthening its Curriculum
and Increasing the Number of Years for Basic Education, Appropriating Funds
Therefor and for Other Purposes.”

The courses to be offered by the Senior High Schools shall be in accordance
with the enhanced basic education curriculum formulated and designed by the
DepEd in pursuance of Section 5 of the RA 10533 and in coordination with
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA).

SECTION 2. The budgetary allocation needed to carry out the provisions of
this Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated in the General Appropriations Act of
the year immediately following its enactment into law.

SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules
and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed and/or modified
accordingly.


SECTION 4. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days
following the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2)
national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,