Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 6158

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE LEONARDO L. BABASA, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Schools division offices are the primary support structure in school
operations and they exercise direct administrative supervision over schools.
‘Their functions and activities are geared towards addressing the urgent
problems at the school level.

However, with the increasing number of learners and the considerable
gap between student to teacher ratio, the operations of the Schools Divisions
have become difficult considering also the wide distance in travel and the
present geographical jurisdiction.

‘This is the peril sought to be addressed by this bill by establishing a
separate Schools Division Office for the Second District of Zamboanga del Sur
in the Municipality of San Miguel.

With this bill, effective management of human and material resources
of the DepEd in Zamboanga del Sur will be intensified toward enhancing the
delivery of quality, relevant and liberating education. Thus, safeguarding high
academic performance among the schools and the learners in the province.

Likewise, a separate Schools Division Office in the province’s Second
District will make DepEd more receptive to concerns of the constituents
therein considering the distance and travel time to the current Division Office
located in Pagadian City.

It is therefore recommended that the foregoing bill be approved.

. JR
ana del Sur


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 6158

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE LEONARDO L. BABASA, JR.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN MIGUEL, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL
SUR AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

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

Section 1. Establishment of a Schools Division. There shall be
established, under the supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd),
a District School Division Office, which shall have jurisdiction over the schools
within the Second District of Zamboanga del Sur and shall be headed by a
division superintendent who must possess the necessary qualifications
required by DepEd.

The staff complement for the District School Division Office, whose
office shall be located in the Municipality of San Miguel, shall also possess
the necessary qualifications required by the DepEd.

Section 2. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall
immediately include in its program the operationalization of the District
School Division Office of the Second District of Zamboanga del Sur, the initial
funding of which shall be charged against the appropriations of the DepEd.
‘Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continued operation of the
office shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.

Section 3. Repealing clause. All laws, decrees, executive orders,
proclamations, rules and regulations and issuances and parts thereof which
are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.

Section 4. Implementation. The Secretary of Education shall issue the
rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this
Act.

Section 5. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,