Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BiLLNo.__5367

Introduced by HON. LORNA P. BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN

Basiawan National High School - Malagsom Extension in Malita, Davao
Occidental has for the past six years been an extension class. Started during the
school year AY 2012-2013. This extension school is seated in a site donated by Mr.
and Mrs. Renaldo S. Moda. It caters to Grade 7 to Grade 10 with a total population of
180 students. There is only one section per grade level, comprising four sections with
seven teachers rendering service including the Teacher-in-Charge. Itis predicted that
in the coming years, the extension class could no longer accommodate the demands
for higher education. Current student population includes Grade 7 to Grade 10 and if
the trend continues, an average rate of 5% increase will start at AY 2020-2021
onwards.

This Bill seeks the establishment of Buhangin National High School through
the conversion of the existing Basiawan National High School-Malagsom Extension.
Objectives for the conversion of Basiawan National High School-Malagsom Extension
to Buhangin National High School seeks to: provide opportunity to the proposed high
school to act independently and maximize its educational services, show its capacity
to exist and compete academically with other high schools, cope with the demand of
students population in the suburbs, promote functional literacy among less privileged
students in the locality or community particularly the indigenous peoples (IPs),
develop skills of higher intellectual operations and maximize one’s potentials for
employment opportunities, and render lifetime and handful benefits of the receiving
communities of the municipality.

Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9155 states that “The State shall protect and
promote the right ofall 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 high school level.”

Topography of the Buhangin, Malita is generally mountainous witha total land
area of 15,000 m2 or 1.5 hectares. Site for the proposed national high school was
donated by a resident in the area.

Due to the aforementioned reasons, approval of this Bill is earnestly sought

REP. [A P. BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5367

Introduced by: HON. LORNA P. BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN

AN ACT SEPARATING THE BASIAWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - MALAGSOM
EXTENSION IN BARANGAY BUHANGIN, MUNICIPALITY OF MALITA, PROVINCE OF
DAVAO OCCIDENTAL FROM THE BASIAWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING
IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BUHANGIN
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPOPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SEC. 1. The Basiawan National High School - Malagsom Extension in Barangay
Buhangin, Municipality of Malita, Province of Davao Occidental is hereby separated from the
Basiawan National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be
known as the Buhangin National High School.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Basiawan National High
School — Malagsom Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Buhangin
National High School.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's
program the operationalization of the Buhangin National High School, the initial funding of which
shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Basiawan National High School
~ Malagsom Extension. 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. 4, This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,