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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
Second Regular Session

House Brit no._6343

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ISAGANI S. AMATONG

This bill seeks to convert the Camp Ofelia Elementary School into an Integrated
School to be known as the Lintangan Integrated School in Barangay
Lintangan, Municipality of Sibuco,.Prevince of Zamboanga del Norte.

Education is the basic foundation of a civilized society. In order for a society to
thrive and produce responsible and professional citizenry, this basic necessity
must be provided for by the State, extending its fullest support and assistance.

The proposed Lintangan Integrated School in Lintangan, Sibuco, Zamboanga
del Norte is situated in the southernmost part of the province. Around 297
kilometers away from the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Norte, its
inhabitants rely on agriculture as its primary source of living. Recent DSWD-
National Housing Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) report of
2016 reveals that Sibuco has posted an 80 percent poverty incidence and
considered the poorest out of the 67 municipalities in the region. As such,
government intervention is imperative.

The conversion of Camp Ofelia Elementary School into Lintangan Integrated
School will serve as an enhanced operation of the local education system in the
municipality of Sibuco. A tool for the concerned individuals to achieve a
positive and productive outlook in life, leading to an inclusive growth which will
eventually alleviate poverty situation in the area.

This proposed Integrated school shall provide a student-centered approach on
instruction and evaluation, equip students with necessary critical thinking.


Providing the citizens with the quality of education that they deserve is a
stepping stone towards the realization of the constitutional guarantee to
establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate and integrated system
of education relevant to the needs of the people and society, as enshrined in
Art. XIV, Sec. 2 (1) of the Constitution.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly
requested.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
Second Regular Session

6343

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable ISAGANI 8. AMATONG
Representative, 3° District, Zamboanga del Norte

AN ACT
CONVERTING CAMP OFELIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY
LINTANGAN, MUNICIPALITY OF SIBUCO, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL
NORTE INTO AN INTEGRATED SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS LINTANGAN
INTEGRATED SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The Camp Ofelia Elementary School in Barangay Lintangan,
Municipality of Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte, is hereby converted into an
integrated school, to be known as the Lintangan Integrated School.

SECTION 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of Camp Ofelia
Elementary School are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Lintangan
Integrated School.

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program, the operationalization of the Lintangan Integrated
School, the funding of which shall be included in the Annual General
Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4. The Secretary of Education shall formulate the necessary rules
and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act within one
hundred twenty (120) days after its effectivity.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,