NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE
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RECEIVED BY:
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
SEPARATING THE SIBUCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-PANGIAN ANNEX IN
BARANGAY PANGIAN, MUNICIPALITY OF SIBUCO, PROVINCE OF 
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE FROM THE SIBUCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, 
CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE 
KNOWN AS THE PANGIAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution provides that "the State shall give 
priority to education/' The Constitution further declares 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."
The Municipality of Sibuco is located in the southernmost part of the province of 
Zamboanga del Norte bordering both Zamboanga City and the province of Zamboanga 
Sibugay. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,049 people. Among 
the 67 municipalities In Zamboanga Peninsula, Sibuco emerged as the poorest 
municipality with poverty magnitude of 91.41% based on the Department of Social 
Welfare and Development's household assessment conducted in 2019, which aimed to 
identify the country's poor. Based on the 2019 data, out of 7,983 households assessed 
in Sibuco, 7,297 were categorized as poor.
Hence, the bill seeks to separate the Sibuco National High School-Pangian Annex 
In Barangay Pangian, Municipality of Sibuco, Province of Zamboanga del Norte,


converting it into an independent national high school to be known as the Pangian 
National High School. The separation of Pangian Annex from the Sibuco National High 
School is perceived to provide the local education system the needed boost for a 
community where most of its inhabitants are underprivileged. This will bring the basic 
education closer to the constituents of Sibuco, and consequently equip them with the 
necessary opportunities and skills to break the cycle of poverty and succeed in life.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
R. MARCOS


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AN ACT
SEPARATING THE SIBUCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-PANGIAN ANNEX IN
BARANGAY PANGIAN, MUNICIPALITY OF SIBUCO, PROVINCE OF 
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE FROM THE SIBUCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, 
CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE 
KNOWN AS THE PANGIAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembied:
SECTION 1. The Sibuco National High School-Pangian Annex in Barangay 
Pangian, Municipality of Sibuco, Province of Zamboanga del Norte Is hereby separated 
from the Sibuco National High School and converted into an independent national high 
school to be known as Pangian National High School.
SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Sibuco National High 
School-Pangian Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Pangian National 
High School.
SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the 
Department's program the operationalization of the Pangian National High School, the 
initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the 
Sibuco National High School-Pangian Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the 
continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations 
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SEC. 4. Within sixty (60) days after the approval of this Act, the Secretary of 
Education shall promulgate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of 
this Act.
SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication In the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,