Republic of the Philippines 04 AUG 2013
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eM

Quezon City einer
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

2223

HOUSE BILL NO,

Introduced by: CONGRI

MAN VI

‘TOR J. YU

PLANATORY Nt

Individual’s right to education is an internationally accepted component of human rights enshrined in
Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 14 of the International Covenant on
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. It is understood (o mean the entitlement to free, compulsory and equitable

access to edu

ion,

In our country, the Filipinos right to education is embodied in Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution where
the state is mandated to protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and to make
such education accessible to all.

It is for this reason that our government has instituted free elementary and secondary education, However,
access to educational systems deprived millions of children including adults of their right to education,

Consider for example in Barangay Buloron, Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur where the main source of
income is agriculture and majority of the population is living in poverty. The only hope of their children is to earn
good education to be assured of better jobs in the future. However, in order to avail of complete secondary
education, students will have to travel seven (7) to eight (8) kilometers from their barangay to the nearest secondary
school. As a result, a number of elementary graduates have sacrificed their right to education by ceasing to pursue
secondary education due to inaccessibility of the schools.

As an initiative, the Parents-Teachers-Community Association (PTCA) and the local officials of the
Municipality of Midsalip established an annex school known as Midsalip National High School ~ Buloron Annex.
However, most of the teachers are borrowed only from the mother school and the rest are paid by the PTCA and the
LGU. Thus, it is believed that the separation of MidsalipNational High School —Buloron Annex from Midsalip
National High School - Main Campus which is the very purpose of this bill will contribute a lot in providing
accessible education to the nearby residents,

It is in this regard that this representation is seeking for the immediate approval of this bill Separating
Buloron National High School ~ Buloron Annex in Brgy. Buloron, Municipality of Midsalip, Province of
Zamboanga del Sur from Buloron National High School - Main Campus, to be known as Buloron National High
School

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Representative, 1 Disttigyf Zamboanga del Sur


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

9
HOUSE BILL NO. 2223

Introduced by: CONGRESSMAN VICTOR J. YU

AN ACT
SEPARATING MIDSALIP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL —- BULORON ANNEX, BARANGAY
BULORON, MUNICIPALITY OF MIDSALIP, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR FROM
MIDSALIP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — MAIN, TO BE KNOWN AS BULORON 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. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. The Midsalip National
High School ~ Buloron Annex in Brgy. Buloron, Municipality of Midsalip, Province of Zamboanga del
Sur is hereby separated from Midsalip National High School, Main Campus located in the Municipality
of Midsalip, and is converted into an independent national high school to be known as Buloron National
High School

SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. All personn: ind liabilities of
the Midsalip National High School - Buloron Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the
Buloron National High School.

SECTION 3. Appropriations. ‘The § y of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program and operationalization of the Buloron National High School, the initial funding of
which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of Midsalip National High School ~
Buloron Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4. Implementation, The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and regulations
as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this act.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen days after its publication in the Of
Gazette.

Approved.