HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No.__ 632

Introduced by Representative EDUARDO R. RAMA, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Enshrined in the 1987 Constitution is the principle of local autonomy which is enjoyed
by our local government units. Autonomy has been defined by the Supreme Court as
the “decentralization of administration.” Borrowing the words from one of the Courts
decisions, autonomy makes local governments “ensure their fullest development as self-
reliant communities” and “relieves the central government of the burden of managing
local affairs.”"

In 2010, the Cebu City Council approved? an ordinance? renaming the Bitlang
Integrated School to Sudlon 1 Integrated School upon the proposal of the Barangay
Council of Brgy. Sudlon. The rationale tor the move is that the present name only
represents Sitio Bitlang, which is located in Bay. Sudlon, as opposed to the entire
barangay. The community, through their Barangay Council, decided that Sudlon 1
Integrated School better represents the constituents whom the school serves. In
addition to this, the request tu rename the schoul was favorably endorsed by the Local
School Board at that time in line with the agreement among its members to rename all
schoois within their jurisdiction after the barangay where such schooi is located.

" Limbona v. Mangelin et. al., G.R. No. 80391, February 28, 1981.
? Cebu City Council Resolution No. 12-1248-2010
3 rabus City Ordinance 2253.6 2010


It has been more than a decade since the passage of the ordinance but the schoo! has
yet to be renamed. In recognition of the authority of the local governments of Cebu
City and Brgy. Sudion to resolve local matters and in support of the consensus ot our
constituents in Brgy. Sudlon, the undersigned, has filed this measure sccking to rename
: Bitlang Integrated School located in Brgy. Sudlon, Cebu City to Sudlon 1 Integrated

‘hool.

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

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REP. EDUARDO R. RAMA, JR.
2nd District, Cebu City


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Republic of the Philippin

Quezon City, Metro Manila

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

632

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative EDUARDO R. RAMA, JR.

AN ACT RENAMING THE BITLANG INTEGRATED SCHOOL

LOCATED IN BARANGAY SUDLON, CEBU CITY, AS SUDLON 1

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

SECTION 1.. The Bitlang Integrated School, which is under the direct supervision of
the Department of Education, and located in Barangay Sudlon, Cebu City is hereby
renamed as the Sudlon 1 Integrated School.

SECTION 2. All assets, real and personal, personnel and records of the Bitlang
Integrated School, as well as liabilities or obligations, are hereby transferred to Sudlon
1 Integrated School upon effectivity of this Act.

Alll regular and existing positions shall be retained, with the rights and security of tenure
of faculty members and personnel therein employed under existing laws prior to the
cffectivity of this Act.

SECTION. 3. Alll laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof
which arc inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly.


SECTION. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Opncsal Gazette ot a newspaper ot general circulation.

Approved,