Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE:
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH (17") CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL no.7060

Introduced by REP. JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y. BELMONTE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

First filed in the Sixteenth (16*) Congress by this representation, this bill secks to
fulfill the mandate of Article XIV Section 1 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution which states
that it is the role of the State to "protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality
education at all levels," and that it shall "take appropriate steps to make such education
accessible to all." Section 2 of the same article declares that the State "shall establish and
maintain a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels."

To fulfill such mandate, this representation is eager to address the shortage of high
schools in the Sixth (6th) District of Quezon City. Currently, among the 6 congressional
districts of Quezon City, the 6" District has the least number of schools - 12 elementary and 5
secondary schools only. With the full implementation of the Senior High School program,
District 6 is one of the 3 most challenged districts of the City.

Per Department of Education data, as of academic year 2015-2016, 4,023 Grade 6
students graduated from 12 public elementary schools in the District. The five (5) public
schools located in the district can only accommodate 2,491 or 61.9% of these graduates.
Those who are not absorbed by the public school system will have to transfer to private high
schools, enroll in public high school in the nearby districts or completely drop out. While
access to public high school is already problematic, the quality of these public high schools is
also at risk with 82:1 student-classroom ratio and 25:1 pupil-teacher ratio.

Barangay Talipapa is one of the barangays in the District that has no public high
school. The 926 graduates of Placido de Mundo Elementary School for AY 2015-2016 will
be absorbed by Ismael Mathay National High School, a school located in a different
barangay, adding transportation cost and allowance to the daily burdens to the parents of
these school children.

Recognizing this situation, the Quezon City Council passed a resolution (Resolution
No. SP-6362, S-2015) requesting the Congress of the Philippines to enact a law for the
establishment of this national high school.

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

Sofeboch


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH (17%) CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO., 7060

Introduced by Representative Jose Christopher Y. Belmonte

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TALIPAPA, QUEZON CITY,
METRO MANILA TO BE KNOWN AS TALIPAPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby established, under the supervision of the Department of
Education, a high school in Barangay Talipapa, Quezon City, Metro Manila to be known as Talipapa
Senior High School.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s program
the operationalization of the Talipapa Senior High School, the funding of which shall be included in
the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out
the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette
or in a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved.