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Quezon City, Metro Manila Ee

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

LNo. _ 5325

HOUSE BI

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EXPLANATORY NOTE,

‘The future of our nation rests on the youth, As ascribed by our national hero, the
youth is the hope of the fatherland, Their success in the future will also be the success of our
country. It is imperative then that they get all the support the government can provide to
‘equip them with the necessary qualities to face the challenges ahead. In this age of global
competition and impending ASEAN integration next year, the government has to invest more
in molding and educating our youth,

As mandated in Section 1, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution: “The State shall
protect and promote the right of all the citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take
appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all”. It is necessary then to have that
constitutional provision of “quality education” be felt in the countryside where students
crammed the classtooms devoid of ample allocation from the government and the
hardworking teachers who have to trek mountains are not properly compensated,

The very aim of the bill is to realize the constitutional mandate of providing “quality
education” to the youth in the Municipality of Samboan, Province of Cebu. At present, the
Pedro B, Uy Calderon Memorial National High School caters to the students in the
mountainous barangay of Jumangpas and adjacent barangays. By separating the school from
its mother unit, more funds will be allocated to benefit the students, school improvements,
and position items for teachers who thrive to teach in a mountain school

‘The passage of this bill would ensure that the students of the said locality can avail the
so-called “quality education” without having to travel several kilometers in the town center
Before we set our sights to the global stage, we need to ensure first that our youth are
academically armed at par with international standards. Someday, our nation will reap on
giving importance and putting money on the youth. We have to remember only that the
greatness of our nation lies in the greatness of our youth.

Thus, the passage of the bill is, therefore, earnestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 5325

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE PEDRO B, UY CALDERON MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL IN BARANGAY JUMANGPAS, MUNICIPALITY OF SAMBOAN,
PROVINCE OF CEBU FROM THE SAMBOAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL,
CONVERTING IT INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL WITH FISCAL
AUTONOMY TO BE KNOWN AS PEDRO B. UY CALDERON MEMORIAL
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be 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 Pedro B. Uy
Calderon Memorial National High School is hereby separated from the Samboan National
High School and converted into a national high school with fiscal autonomy to be known as
Pedro B. Uy Calderon Memorial National High School.

SEC, 2, Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. AUl personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the
Pedro B, Uy Calderon Memorial National High School as an extension school are hereby
transferred to and absorbed by the newly-separated Pedro B, Uy Calderon Memorial National
High School.

SEC, 3, Appropriation. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be
charged to the appropriations of the Department of Education under the current General
Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such amount as may be needed for the operations and
maintenance of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act

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

SEC, 4, Jffectivity. This Act shall take effect upon its approval

Approved,