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Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

949

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez

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According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution “The State shall give
priority to education, xxx foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate
social progress, and promote total human liberation and development”
(Sec. 17, Art. ID). It further provides 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 (Sec. 1, Art.
XIV). And it also mandates that “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 (Sec. 2 [1], Art. XXIV, all
italics supplied).

The Ormoc City Division is composed of 83 elementary schools and
16 secondary schools. The 83 elementary schools serve a total of 31,286
pupils whereas the 16 secondary schools serve a total of 15,727 students.
Given these two (2) ratios of schools and students, clearly there is low an
acute lack secondary schools. As a result of this great disproportion, the
Ormoe City National High School — the central secondary instivution — is
suffering from heavy congestion. The situation is no longer cond
optimal learning. It is failing the adequacy test mentioned in the
fundamental charter. The overpopulation is now depriving students of their
tight to access quality education.

It is for this reason that this measure calls for the establishment of a
separate/new national high school in Barangay Mas-in, Ormoe City. The
proposed new high school is not within the 1-2 kilometer radius fiom the
nearest secondary school, hence, would be viable. Its feeder schools would
include the Mas-in Elementary School (with 375 enrollees, incltding 50
possible enrollees for junior high school), the San Vicente Elementary
School (with 240 enrollees, including 39 graduating pupils), the Demonar

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Elementary School (with 325 enrollees, including 41 graduating pupils),
the Esperanza Elementary School (with 123 enrollees, including 24
graduating pupils), the Green Valley Elementary School (vith 170
enrollees, including 25 graduating pupils), and the Inaad Elententary
School (with 126 enrollees, including 17 Grade Six level pupils).

This is a refiled measure from the Seventeenth Congress.

The early approval of this bill therefore is earnestly requested.

Ying.

Representative
Fourth District of Leyte


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.__949

Introduced by Representative Lucy Torres-Gomer,

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY
MAS-IN, CITY OF ORMOC IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE TO
BE KNOWN AS MAS-IN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1, There is hereby established, under the supervision of
the Department of Education, a national high school in Barangay Mas-in,
City of Ormoc in the Province of Leyte to be known as Mas-in National
High School.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department’s program the operationalization of the Mas-in National High
School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General

Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations

necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.


‘ SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

] publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

} Approved,