Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2035 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE MERCEDES K. ALVAREZ, MNSA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to separate the Culipapa National High School – Sangke Annex 
in Barangay Sangke, Hinoba-an, Province of Negros Occidental from its mother 
school, Culipapa National High School, and convert it into a separate and independent 
national high school to be known as Vicente Z. Badon National High School. 
The conversion of Culipapa National High School – Sangke Annex into an 
independent national high school will significantly enhance its role as a catalyst for 
positive change. It is widely acknowledged that improved access to education 
contributes not only to the economic advancement of communities but also to their 
social and political development. By bringing government services closer to the people, 
we also help steer our youth away from the perils of insurgency, juvenile delinquency, 
criminality, ignorance, and poverty. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
ATTY. MERCEDES K. ALVAREZ, MNSA 
July 16, 2025
4:23 pm


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2035 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE MERCEDES K. ALVAREZ, MNSA 
AN ACT 
SEPARATING THE CULIPAPA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SANGKE 
ANNEX IN BARANGAY SANGKE, MUNICIPALITY OF HINOBA-AN, 
PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, FROM CULIPAPA NATIONAL 
HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL 
HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS VICENTE Z. BADON NATIONAL 
HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. The Culipapa National High School – Sangke Annex in Barangay 
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Sangke, Municipality of Hinoba-an, Province of Negros Occidental is hereby separated 
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from Culipapa National High School and converted into an independent national high 
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school to be known as Vicente Z. Badon National High School. 
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Sec. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the Culipapa National 
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High School – Sangke Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by Vicente Z. 
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Badon National High School. 
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Sec. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the program of 
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the Department of Education the operationalization Vicente Z. Badon National High 
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School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the appropriation of the 
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Culipapa National High School – Sangke Annex for the current year. Thereafter, the 
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amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the 
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annual General Appropriations Act. 
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Sec. 4. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act, the 
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Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations implementing the 
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provisions of this Act. 
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Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the 
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines. 
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Approved,