Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 732 
Introduced by Representative SOLOMON R. CHUNGALAO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This legislative measure was originally filed as House Bill No. 5859 in the 
18th Congress on December 18, 2019 and was refiled on July 19, 2022 as House 
Bill No. 2142 in the 19th Congress. This bill seeks to separate the Hapid National 
High School Annex in Barangay Bimpal, Municipality of Lamut, Province of 
Ifugao, from Hapid National High School, and convert it into an independent 
national high school to be known as Bimpal National High School.  
It is a Constitutional mandate that the State shall protect and promote the 
right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate 
steps to make such education accessible to all. Relative provision also directs the 
State to establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementary 
and high school levels. 
Known as a mountainous province, and home of the famous rice terraces, 
Ifugao is expected to have a rugged terrain which challenges people to travel from 
one place to another. Teaching and non-teaching personnel of an educational 
institution find it very difficult to travel from their mother school to its extension 
or annex school. Furthermore, as these are fiscally dependent to the mother school, 
extension schools are normally the second priority in terms of budget and physical 
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development. These circumstances constrain a school to effectively deliver its 
supposed objectives of fulfilling the right to quality and accessible education of the 
Ifugao people.  
In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.  
ATTY. SOLOMON R. CHUNGALAO 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 732 
Introduced by Representative SOLOMON R. CHUNGALAO 
AN ACT 
SEPARATING THE HAPID NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN 
BARANGAY BIMPAL, MUNICIPALITY OF LAMUT, PROVINCE OF IFUGAO 
FROM THE HAPID NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN 
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BIMPAL 
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School – The 
Hapid National High School Annex in Barangay Bimpal, Municipality of Lamut, 
Province of Ifugao is hereby separated from the Hapid National High School and 
converted into an independent national high school to be known as Bimpal 
National High School.  
SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities – All personnel, assets, 
liabilities and records of the Hapid National High School Annex are hereby 
transferred to and absorbed by the Bimpal National High School.  
SECTION 3. Appropriations – The Secretary of Education shall 
immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the 
Bimpal National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against 
the current year’s appropriations of the Hapid National High School Annex and 
thereafter it shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 


SECTION 4. Implementation – The Secretary of the Department of 
Education shall issue rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectively 
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, 
 
 
Approved,