Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______ 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JEYZEL VICTORIA C. YU 
2nd District, Zamboanga del Sur 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Schools division offices are the primary support structure in school operations 
and they exercise direct administrative supervision over schools. Their functions and 
activities are geared towards addressing the urgent problems at the school level. 
However, with the increasing number of learners and the considerable gap 
between student to teacher ratio, the operations of the Schools Divisions have become 
difficult considering also the wide distance in travel and the present geographical 
jurisdiction. 
This is the peril sought to be addressed by this bill by establishing a separate 
Schools Division Office for the Second District of Zamboanga del Sur in the 
Municipality of San Miguel. 
With this bill, effective management of human and material resources of the 
DepEd in Zamboanga del Sur will be intensified toward enhancing the delivery of 
quality, relevant and liberating education. Thus, safeguarding high academic 
performance among the schools and the learners in the province. 
Likewise, a separate Schools Division Office in the province's Second District 
will make DepEd more receptive to concerns of the constituents therein considering 
the distance and travel time to the current Division Office located in Pagadian City. 
It is therefore recommended that the foregoing bill be approved. 
JEYZEL VICTORIA C. YU 
August 2, 2022
3:02 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______ 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JEYZEL VICTORIA C. YU 
2nd District, Zamboanga del Sur 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE IN THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN MIGUEL, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in the 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Establishment of a Schools Division. – There shall be 
established, under the supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd), a District 
School Division Office, which shall have jurisdiction over the schools within the 
Second District of Zamboanga del Sur and shall be headed by a division 
superintendent who must possess the necessary qualifications required by DepEd. 
The staff complement for the District School Division Office, whose office shall 
be located in the Municipality of San Miguel, shall also possess the necessary 
qualifications required by the DepEd. 
Section 2. Appropriations. – The Secretary of Education shall immediately 
include in its program the operationalization of the District School Division Office of 
the Second District of Zamboanga del Sur, the initial funding of which shall be charged 
against the appropriations of the DepEd. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary 
for the continued operation of the office shall be included in the General Appropriations 
Act. 
Section 3. Repealing clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, 
proclamations, rules and regulations and issuances and parts thereof which are 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended 
accordingly. 
Section 4.  Implementation. – The Secretary of Education shall issue the rules 
and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. 
Section 5. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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