Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO,_ 4295

Introduced by REP. ELEANOR C. BULUT-BEGTANG

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to separate the Mayor Bartolome Serut National Agricultural and Trade
High Schoo! (MBSNATHS)- Musimut Annex from the Mayor Bartolome Serut National
Agricultural and Trade High School Main Campus and convert it into an independent
national high school, thus allow the school to exercise autonomy and flexibility in
crafting programs appropriate to the needs of its students and its catchment areas and
to undertake necessary improvements without the constraint and limitation imposed by
a mother campus.

The (MBSNATHS)-Musimut Annex opened in SY2013-2014. Its current enrollment is 71
for SY2016-2017, while the Main Campus has 138 students. The distance between said
campuses is 10 kilometers, with the Musimut Annex catering to students of Barangays
Musimut, Kadikitan and Nagbabalayan.

In line with Republic Act No, 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013,
schools all over the country are mandated to provide full academic and skills training,
However, the funds of this annex campus are very minimal as compared to the main
campus on which it is heavily dependent, further limiting its capabilities,

Hence, this annex campus should be given more financial flexibility by having its own

funds for operation, And to remedy this, given the readiness of the Annex School to
chart a more independent operation, the approval of this measure is urgently sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 4295

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE ELEANOR C. BULUT-BEGTANG

‘AN ACT SEPARATING THE MAYOR BARTOLOME SERUT NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND TRADE
HIGH SCHOOL-MUSIMUT ANNEX AT BARANGAY MUSIMUT, MUNICIPALITY OF KABUGAO,
PROVINCE OF APAYAO FROM THE MAYOR BARTOLOME SERUT NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
AND TRADE HIGH SCHOOL-MAIN CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS MUSIMUT 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 Mayor
Bartolome Serut National Agricultural and Trade High School- Musimut Annex in Barangay
Musimut, Municipality of Kabugao, Province of Apayao is hereby separated from the Mayor
Bartolome Serut National Agricultural and Trade High School-Main and converted into an
independent national high school to be known as Musimut National High School.

Section 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records
of Mayor Bartolome Serut National Agricultural and Trade High School-Musimut Annex are
hereby transferred to and absorbed by Musimut National High School.

Section 3.Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program the operationalization of the Musimut National High School, the initial
funding of which shall be charged against the current’s year appropriation of the Mayor
Bartolome Serut National Agricultural and Trade High School-Musimut Annex. Thereafter, the
amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual
General Appropriations Act.

Section 4.Implementation. The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

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Section 5.Effectivity. This Act shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official
Gazette

Approved,

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