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Republic of the Philippines 97 AUG 2013

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a ¢

SIXTEENTH (16"") CONGRESS
First (1*) Regular Session

2334

House Bill No.

Introduced by HON. VICENTE F, BELMONTE, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill pursues to separate the Iigan City National High School —
Tambacan Annex (ICNHS-Tambacan Annex) situated in Barangay Tambacan,
lligan City, from its mother or administrative school, the Iligan City National
High School (ICNHS) situated in Barangay Mahayahay, Iigan City, and
converting it from an annex school into an independent national high school to

be known as the Tambacan National High School (TNHS).

The passage of this proposed measure is intended to address the very
need for a more functional, independent and financially stable secondary
school and to promote fair accessibility and quality education for all secondary
students in the above-mentioned barangay and its adjacent barangays, Indeed,
accessibility to quality education that extends to the poorest of the poor has
in eradicating poverty as it is

been one of the national government's thrusts

henceforth elucidated by way of the passage of this bill.

This bill has already gained approval of the Committee on Basic
Education and Culture as House Bill No. 3564 during the Fifteenth (15")

Congress.



In light of the foregoing, in cognizance of the policy of the State to
accessible and quality education’ for all its citizens, this representation

respectfully seeks the immediate approval of this earnest bill

REP. VICENTE ¥. BELMONTE, JR.


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTEENTH (16") CONGRESS
First (1°) Regular Session

House Bill No,__ 2334

Introduced by HON, VICENTE F. BELMONTE, JR.

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE ILIGAN CITY NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL - TAMBACAN ANNEX (ICNHS-TAMBACAN

ANNEX) FROM ITS MOTHER OR ADMINISTRATIVE
SCHOOL, THE ILIGAN CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
(LCNHS), AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE
TAMBACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (TNHS) AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion. The Iligan City National
High School — Tambacan Annex in Barangay Tambacan, Iligan City,
Province of Lanao Del Norte, is hereby separated from Iligan City
National High School (ICNHS) and converted into an independent
national high school to be known as the Tambacan National High School
(TNHS)

SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. All personnel, assets,
liabilities and records of the Iligan City National High School —
Tambacan Annex (ICNHS-Tambacan Annex) are hereby transferred to
and absorbed by the Tambacan National High School (TNHS).

SEC. 3. Appropriation. The Secretary of Education shall
immediately include in the program of the Department of Education


(DepEd) the operationalization of the Tambacan National High School,
the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s
appropriations of the Tligan City National High School (ICNHS).
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
the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of
this Act.

SEC. 5. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of

general circulation

APPROVED,