Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

4064

House Bill No.

INTRODUCED BY Rep. GREG G. GASATAYA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution asserts 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.”

Education and Training Center School I (ETCS I) Extension in Barangay 16,
City of Bacolod, Province of Negros Occidental is a three-storey, 36-classroom
school that offers primary education and is the fourth campus of the Education and
Training Center Schools. The said institution is worth P 39 million and was the
first to be constructed in the country on a “50-50” scheme with the national
government through the Department of Education (DepEd) between the year 2012-
2013 to address the looming problem of classroom shortage at the time. The City
Government of Bacolod built its 24-classroom share while the Department of
Education has erected 12 classrooms so far, with 12 more expected to be provided.
At the time it was built, DepEd stated that the building can benefit at least 1,620
elementary pupils in the City of Bacolod.

Contemporarily, Bacolod City, now on its 80" year, still does not have a
public primary school that bears the name of the city. Most of public schools in
Bacolod are named either after its barangay, a hero, or the lot donor. ETCS I has
also become a significant institution in Bacolod City providing quality and
accessible elementary education to close to two thousand less fortunate children.
For the betterment of its facilities and services in pursuit of protecting and


promoting the right of all citizens to quality education and for valid cultural,
historical, and educational reasons, the school must be converted, renamed, and

must ascertain budget from the national government separate from the allocation
for the Education and Training Center Schools.

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

P. GREG G. GASATAYA

Lone District of Bacolod City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

House Bill No. ey

INTRODUCED BY Rep. GREG G. GASATAYA

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTER SCHOOL I
EXTENSION, IN BARANGAY 16, CITY OF BACOLOD, PROVINCE OF
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL FROM THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
CENTER SCHOOLS AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BACOLOD CITY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Bacolod City
Elementary School Act of 2019”.

SECTION 2. Separation and Conversion Into An Elementary School. —
The Education and Training Center School I (ETCS 1) Extension in Barangay 16,
City of Bacolod, Province of Negros Occidental, is hereby separated from the
Education and Training Center Schools and converted into an independent
elementary school to be known as Bacolod City Elementary School.

SECTION 3. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets,
liabilities, and records of ETCS I Extension are hereby transferred to, and absorbed
by, Bacolod City Elementary School.

SECTION 4. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall include
the amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act in the budget and
program of the Department of Education in the General Appropriations Act of the
year following its enactment into law and thereafter.


SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The Secretary of
Education shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. — Any law, presidential decree or
issuance, executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or
regulation contrary to, or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby
repealed, modified or amended accordingly.

SECTION 7. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.

APPROVED,