Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRE:
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 555

Introduced by HONORABLE LANI M. REVILLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Constitution, Article II, Section 17 states:

SCTION 17. The State shall give priority to education,
seience 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 all
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 free public
education in the elementary and high school levels. x
xx”

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. Virola
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 all WEI countries and 5.2% average for OECD
countries.

In the City of Bacoor right now. the teacher-student ratio is now 1:120— far from
the goal of the Department of Education to limit the ratio to 1:50. Bacoor has a
population of 540.170 (NSCB, 2011). In Barangay Molino IV, the population is 36,136.
Recognizing the need to provide quality education in Barangay Molino IV, City of

Bacoor, the urgent passage of this bill is eamestly sought
ANI M. REVILLA

2" District, Cavite

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session
5S

HOUSE BILL NO. VY ¥

Introduced by HONORABLE LANI M. REVILLA

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MOLINO IV,
CITY OF BACOOR, PROVINCE OF CAVITE TO BE KNOWN AS MOLINO IV
HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF

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

Section 1. Estalishment of Molino IV High School. There is hereby established under the
supervision of the Department of Education, a high school in Barangay Molino IV, City
of Bacoor, Province of Cavite, to be known as Molino IV High School.

Sec. 2. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department’s program the operationalization of the Molino IV High School, the funding
of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

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

Sec. 4. Effect ~— This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the

Official Gazette or two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,