Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

‘SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

3233

HOUSE BILL

Introduced by REP. ELEANOR C. BULUT-BEGTANG

EXPLANATORY NOTE

With the end goal of strengthening the capacities of our existing annex schools, in
providing appropriate learning and skills education to our students in the more remote
barangays, this Bill seeks to convert the Sta. Marcela National High School (SMNHS)-
Consuelo Annex, in Brgy. Consuelo, Sta. Marcela, Apayao into an independent national
high school. Alongside the mandate of the K+12 Program to further strengthen
secondary education with options on academic, technical, music, sports and the arts
mastery, there is a need to prepare every school and every student on adapting to the
transition.

The Sta. Marcela High School-Consuelo Annex has provided grade school finishers from
the interior and predominantly agricultural barangays of Consuelo and San Juan a
chance at secondary education, which otherwise would have been impossible if not
difficult due to the distance of existing public high schools, the nearest being the
SMNHS-Main Campus which is 10 kms. away.

Sta. Marcela National High School-Consuelo Annex is now on its Sth year of operation,
having been established in SY 2009-2010. Current enrolment is 83.

With the proposed separation and conversion, Kabugao Agro-industrial High School ~
Lenneng Annex will be in a better position to craft its programs and interventions to
address the unique needs of the communities it serve, at the same time ensure that its
students are provided the full support in terms of teaching personnel, facilities and
equipments to harness their full potential in their chosen fields of specialization.

In consideration of the above, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

ELEANGR C. BULU-BEGTANG

Fa: explanatory note SMNHS Consuelo Annex doc


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 3233

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE ELEANOR C. BULUT-BEGTANG

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE STA. MARCELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-CONSUELO ANNEX AT
BARANGAY CONSUELO, MUNICIPALITY OF STA. MARCELA, PROVINCE OF APAYAO FROM
THE STA. MARCELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-MAIN CONVERTING IT INTO AN
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS CONSUELO NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

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

Section 1.Separation and Conversion into a National High School.The Sta.
Marcela National High School-Consuelo Annex at Brgy. Consuelo, Municipality of Sta.
Marcela, Province of Apayao is hereby separated from the Sta. Marcela National High
School-Mainand converted into an independent national high school to be known as
Consuelo National High School.

Section 2.Transfer of Assets and Liabilities.All personnel, assets, liabilities and
records of Sta. Marcela National High School-Consuelo Annexare hereby transferred to
and absorbed by Consuelo National High School.

Section 3.Appropriations.The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in
the Department's program the operationalization of the Consuelo National High School,
the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of
the Sta. Marcela National High School-Consuelo Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary
for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

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

Section 5. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the
Official Gazette.

Approved,

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