Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1731

INTRODUCED BY REP. MAXIMO, JR. Y. DALOG

EXPLANATORY NOTE

shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all
levels and shall take appropriate steps to make education accessible to all.
Section 2 (2) of the same Article, likewise mandates the State to establish
and maintain a system of free education in the elementary and high school
levels.

ct 1, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution provides that the state

Barangay Bunot in the municipality of Paracelis, province of Mountain
Province is a Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area with several
sitios located several kilometers apart from each other. In particular, the
sitios of Ugsod, Bila, Angkilong, Vudder and Ambatutong are located
several kilometers from the nearest elementary school, Addang Elementary
School located at sitio Addang, Bunot Paracelis. Pupils then have to walk
several kilometers to reach said school and during rainy season are
precluded to attend their clases. As a consequence, the parents and
community members of said sitios in their desire for a better future for their
children contributed to build a makeshift building in a donated lot at sitio
Ambatutong which is now at present Addang Elementary School-
Ambatutong Extension.

As an extension school, Addang Elementary School-Ambatutong
Extension remains to be dependent from its mother school. Given the
limited budget of the mother school, the school building remains to be


makeshift, the school facilities especially books remain to be limited and
only three permanent teachers are handling Kindergaten to Grade 6.

Thus, to cater to the educational needs of the residents of the said
sitios, the enactment of this measure is earnestly urged.

MAXIMO, JR. Y. DAL!


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo._1731

INTRODUCED BY REP. MAXIMO, JR. Y. DALOG

AN ACT SEPARATING THE ADDANG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-
AMBATUTONG EXTENSION IN BARANGAY BUNOT, MUNICIPALITY
OF PARACELIS, PROVINCE OF MOUNTAIN PROVINCE FROM THE
ADDANG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONVERTING IT INTO AN
INDEPENDENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS
AMBATUTONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR.

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

Section 1. The Addang Elementary School — Ambatutong Extension
in Barangay Bunot, Municipality of Paracelis, Province of Mountain
Province is hereby separated from the Addang Elementary School and
converted into an independent elementary school to be known as
Ambatutong Elementary School.

Section 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the
Addang| Elementary School — Ambatutong Extension are hereby
transferred to and absorbed by the Ambatutong Elementary School.

Section 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in
the Department's program the operationalization of the Ambatutong
Elementary School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the
current year’s appropriation of the Addang Elementary School —
Ambatutong Extension. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the
continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.



Section 4. Within one hundred twenty (120) after the approval of this
Act, the Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations
implementing the provisions of this Act.

Section 5. This Act shall effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the Official Gazette or in at least two newspapers of general circulation in
the Philippines.

Approved,