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Introduced by Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

House Bill No, 7085

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill was approved by the Committee on Basic Education and Culture during the
Fifteenth Congress. During the Fourteenth Congress, it was approved by the House of
Representatives and transmitted to the Senate where it was not acted upon.

This bill seeks to establish an Integrated Elementary and High School in Barangay
Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro.

Section 1 of Article XIV of the Constitution provides that:

“The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens
to quality education at all levels and shaill take appropriate steps to
make such education accessible to all.”

Education will not only foster knowledge and productivity for our country but will also
reflect the quality of citizens we have. A nation cannot expect to progress if its people,
particularly the young, are uneducated, unskilled and unschooled. Statistics show, however,
that in the semi-urban areas, there is a decreasing number of student population particularly
in the high school level due to lack of secondary schools accessible to elementary graduates
who are willing and eager to continue their studies.

Barangay Gusa is one of the fastest growing barangays in Cagayan de Oro City. It
needs an educated citizenry for its progress. Hence, the establishment of an integrated
elementary and high school in Barangay Gusa is recommended.

In view thereof, the approval of this bill is eamestly sought.

MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR.


SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

7585

House Bill No.

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE LAPASAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ~ GUSA ANNEX AND THE
GUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY GUSA, CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO,
PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL INTO AN INTEGRATED NATIONAL SCHOOL TO
BE KNOWN AS GUSA INTEGRATED NATIONAL ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

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

SECTION 1. Conversion into an integrated National School - The Lapasan National High
‘School — Gusa Annex and the Gusa Elementary School in Barangay Gusa, City of Cagayan
de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental are hereby converted into an integrated national
school to be known as Gusa Integrated National Elementary and High School.

SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of
the Lapasan National High Schoo—Gusa Annex and the Gusa Elementary School are
hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Gusa Integrated National Elementary and High
School.

SEC. 3. Appropriations - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program the operationalization of the Gusa Integrated National Elementary
and High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s
appropriations of the Lapasan National High School - Gusa Annex and the Gusa
Elementary School. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the
school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC 4. Implementation. - The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations that
may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SEC 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette.

Approved,