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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTEENTH (16"") CONGRESS
First (1"') Regular Session

House Bill No. 238383

Introduced by HON. VICENTE F. BELMONTE, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill pursues to separate the Tligan City East National High School —
Santiago Annex (ICENHS -Santiago Annex) situated in Barangay Santiago,
lligan City, from its mother or administrative school, the Iligan City East
National High School (ICENHS) situated in Barangay Sta, Filomena, Tligan
City, and converting it from an annex school into an independent national high

school to be known as the Santiago National High School (SNHS).

The passage of this proposed measure is intended to address the very
need for a more functional, independent and financially stable secondary
bility and quality education for all secondary

school and to promote fair acces

students in the above-mentioned barangay and its adjacent barangays. Indeed,
accessibility to quality education that extends to the poorest of the poor has
been one of the national government’s thrusts in eradicating poverty as it is

henceforth elucidated by way of the passage of this bill.

This bill was approved by the House as substitute House Bill No. 6824

and was already transmitted to the Senate during the Fifteenth (15) Congress.


In light of the foregoing, in cognizance of the policy of the State to
accessible and quality education for all its citizens, this representation

respectfully seeks the immediate approval of this earnest bill.

REP. VICENTE F\ BELMONTE, JR.


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

SIXTEENTH (16") CONGRESS
First (1*) Regular Session

House Bill No.__2333

Introduced by HON. VICENTE F. BELMONTE, JR.

AN ACT

SEPARATING THE ILIGAN CITY EAST NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL — SANTIAGO ANNEX (ICENHS - SANTIAGO
ANNEX) FROM ITS MOTHER OR ADMINISTRATIVE
SCHOOL, THE ILIGAN CITY EAST NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL (ICENHS), AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN
AS THE SANTIAGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (SNHS) AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion. The Iligan City East
National High School — Santiago Annex (ICENHS ~Santiago Annex) in
Barangay Santiago, Iligan City, Province of Lanao Del Norte, is hereby
separated from Iligan City East National High School (ICENHS) and
converted into an independent national high school to be known as the
Santiago National High School (SNHS).

SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. All personnel, assets,
liabilities and records of the Iligan City East National High School —
Santiago Annex (ICENHS —Santiago Annex) are hereby transferred to
and absorbed by the Santiago National High School (SNHS).

SEC. 3. Appropriation. The Secretary of Education shall
immediately include in the program of the Department of Education


(DepEd) the operationalization of the Santiago National High School
(SNHS), the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current
year’s appropriations of the Iligan City East National High School
(ICENHS). Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation
of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. Implementation. The Secretary of Education shall issue
the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of
this Act.

SEC. 5. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of

general circulation.

APPROVED,