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HOUSE BILL NO. BULLS AND INDEX SERVICE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by HONORABLE STRIKE B, REVILLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE,

The Constitution, Article II, Section 17 states:

“SECTION 17. The State shall give priority to education, science
and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism and

nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human liberation
and development.

Further, Article 14, Section 1 mandates:

1, The State shall protect and promote the right of al citizens
to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make
such education accessible to all.”

Moreover, the same Article, Section 2, paragraphs (1) and (2) provides:
“Sec. 2. The State shall:
(1) Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and
integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the

people and society;

(2) Establish and maintain a system of fr
the elementary and high school levels. x x

public education in

It is the obligation of the State to provide a complete, adequate and integrated quality
education to the youth because of their vital role in nation-building. However, in the article of
Secretary General Romulo A. Virola of the National Statistical Coordination Board entitled,
Statistics on Philippine Education: Good News and Bad News, Dr. Vitola reported that the
Philippines only spends 3.3% of its Gross Domestic Product on public educational institutions

for all levels of education, which is lower than 7.4% for Malaysia, 4.0% for ‘Thailand and 5.2%
average for OECD countries.

In the City of Bacoor, the teacher-student ratio is now 1:70-far from the goal of the

Department of Education to limit the ration to 1:50. Bacoor has a population of 520.216 (NCSB,
2010). In the

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, 1681

Introduced by HONORABLE STRIKE B. REVILLA

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ESTABLISHING AN INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAN

3, CITY OF BACOOR, PROVINCE OF CAVITE TO BE KNOWN AS CITY
OF BACOOR INTEGRATED SCHOOL (GREEN VALLEY) AND.
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF

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

Section I. Establishment of City of Bacoor Integrated School (Green Valley). There is
hereby established under the supervision of the Department of Education, an integrated school in
Barangay San Nicolas 3, City of Bacoor, Province of Cavite, to be known as City of Bacoor
Integrated School (Green Valley).

Section 2. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program the operationalization of the City of Bacoor Integrated School (Green
Valley), the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 3. Implementation. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations
that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

Section 4. Effectivity. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the
Official Gazette or two (2) newspapers of general circulation,

Approved,