Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BiLtNo._4 132

Introduced by HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The Constitution, Article Il, Section 17 states:

“SECTION 17. The State shall give priority to education,
science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism
and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human
liberation and development.”

Further, Article 14, Section | mandates:

. 1. 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.”

Moreover, the same Article, Section 2, paragraphs (1) and (2) provid

“Sec. 2. The State shall

(1) Establish, maintain, and support a complete,
adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of
the people and society;

2) Establish and maintain a system of free public
education in the elementary and high school levels. x x x”

It is the obligation of the State to provide a complete, adequate and integrated
quality education to the youth because of their vital role in nation-building, However, in
the article of Secretary General Romulo A. Virola of the National Statistical Coordination
Board entitled, Statistics on Philippine Education: Good News and Bad News, Dr. Virola
reported that the Philippines only spends 3.3% of its Gross Domestic Product on public
educational institutions for all levels of education, which is lower than 7.4% for
Malaysia, 4.0% for Thailand and all WEI countries and 5.2% average for OECD
countries.

In the City of Bacoor, the teacher-student ratio is now 1:70 — far from the goal of
the Department of Education to limit the ratio to 1:50. Bacoor has a population of
520,216 (NSCB, 2010). In the Zapote area, which has a total population of 32,809
(NSCB, 2010), there is no high school catering to five Barangays; viz.: Zapote 1, Zapote
2, Zapote 3, Zapote and Zapote 5. With the establishment of the General Edilberto
Evangelista National High School, the needs of high school students and graduating
elementary students in the Zapote area as well as the nearby areas of Barangays Aniban
1, Aniban 2, Aniban 3, Aniban 4, and Aniban 5, and Barangays Talaba 1, Talaba 2,
Talaba 3, Talaba 4, Talaba 5, Talaba 6, and Talaba 7 will be met. Hence, the urgeney of
the passage of this bill.

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‘ANI MERCADO-REVILLA
2™ District, Cavite


Republic of the Philippines

First Regular Session

4132

HOUSE BILL NO,

Introduced by HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY
ZAPOTE I, CITY OF BACOOR, PROVINCE OF CAVITE TO BE KNOWN AS
THE GENERAL EDILBERTO EVANGELISTA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF

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

Section 1. Establishment of A National High School. ~ There is hereby established under
the supervision of the Department of Education, a national high school in Barangay
Zapote I, City of Bacoor, Province of Cavite, to be known as the General Edilberto
Evangelista National High School.

See. 2. Appropriations. ~ The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department’s program the operationaiization of the General Edilberto Evangelista
National High School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

Sec. 3. Implementation. ~ The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations
that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

Sec. 4. Effectivity. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the
Official Gazette or two (2) newspapers of general ci

Approved,