EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1572
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
SEPARATING THE STA. MARIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN 
BARANGAY POTIA, MUNICIPALITY OF ALFONSO LISTA, PROVINCE OF 
IFUGAO FROM STA. MARIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT 
INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS 
POTIA 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. Thus, the establishment, 
maintenance and support of a complete, adequate, and integrated system of 
education relevant to the needs of the people and society is a priority of the State.
This bill seeks to separate the Sta. Maria National High School Extension in 
Barangay Potia, Municipality of Alfonso Lista, Ifugao and convert it into an independent 
National High School to be known as the Potia National High School. This bill, if passed 
into law, will ensure that quality education is accessible to the youth of the municipality 
of Alfonso Lista.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
IMEE R. MARCOS
Senator


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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S.B. No.
SENATE
1572
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
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AN ACT
SEPARATING THE STA. MARIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN 
BARANGAY POTIA, MUNICIPALITY OF ALFONSO LISTA, PROVINCE OF 
IFUGAO FROM STA. MARIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT 
INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS 
POTIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
Section 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. - The Sta. 
Maria National High School Extension in Barangay Potia, Municipality of Alfonso Lista, 
Province of Ifugao is hereby separated from the Sta. Maria National High School and 
converted into an independent national high school to be known as the 'Potia National 
High School.'
Section 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. - All personnel, assets, liabilities 
and records of the Sta. Maria National High School Extension are hereby transferred 
to and absorbed by the Potia National High School.
Section 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately 
include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Potia National High 
School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's 
appropriations of the Sta. Maria National High School Extension and thereafter it shall 
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Section 4. Implementation. - The Secretary of Department of Education shall 
issue rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectively carry out the purpose 
of this Act.
Section 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publications in the Official Gazette.
Approved,