Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No._5963

Introduced by Hon. Harlin Neil J. Abayon, II

EXPLANATORY NOTE

A resolute effort is imperative to hasten the recovery of Marawi City and its
residents from the armed conflict resulting from the invasion of the city by terrorist
and separatist forces.

Normalization of life in Marawi City will be enhanced by the quick
resumption of classes, particularly in the largest school in the city, the Marawi City
National High School.

Marawi City NHS must be secured as a center of peace and leaming for the
benefit of residents, particularly the youth, of Marawi City and its surrounding
municipalities.

The appropriation of P200 million will be sufficient to enable the Marawi City
NHS to perform its crucial role as an integral part of the Marawi City and of Muslim

Mindanao.
IL J. ABAYON, IIL

Representative
AANGAT TAYO Party-list


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 5963

Introduced by Hon. Harlin Neil J. Abayon, Ill

AN ACT
TO REBUILD AND MODERNIZE
THE MARAWI CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
TO HASTEN THE RECOVERY OF MARAWI CITY
FROM ARMED CONFLICT AND ESTABLISH IT
AS A CENTER OF PEACE AND LEARNING IN MUSLIM MINDANAO,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

Section |. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Marawi City National
High School Rebuilding and Modernization Act of 2017”.

Section 2. Appropriations. The amount of Two Hundred Million Pesos
(P200,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated for the relocation, rebuilding,
modernization, and maintenance of the Marawi City National High School,
hereinafter to be referred to as the “School”. The appropriation shall be for various
purposes, including but not limited to:

1) Purchase of land to which the school shall be relocated;

2) Acquisition of right of way and construction of the access roads to and
from the school;

3) Design, site development and construction of school buildings: (a) that
have high resistance to earthquake, floods, and other natural calamities; (b)
that can accommodate enrollment of at least four thousand (4,000) students
and faculty complement of five hundred (500) public school teachers; (c)
with offices and function rooms and facilities for the parents-teachers-


community association, official student publications, official school
publications, supreme student government, school athletes, and school
clinic with patients’ beds, dental equipment, and medicines;
Provision of security installations, equipment, measures, personnel, and
training against robbery, theft, terrorism, and other security threats;
Construction of a separate multi-purpose area within the school campus
that can serve as, among others, an evacuation site and multi-sports activity
venue;
Provision and installation of high-bandwidth internet for the use of
students, faculty, school administration and non-teaching personnel, a
local area network and virtual private network (VPN), campus radio
broadcast facilities, a campus-wide public address system, and a
conference room/audio-visual function room;
7) Construction of an Alternative Learning System (ALS) and Technical
Training Center that can accommodate at least five hundred (500) learners;
Installation, maintenance, and operation of power generation and electrical
equipment and facilities, including solar energy and/wind energy for lights,
potable water and sewerage facilities, communications and information
technology equipment. and security equipment;
Installation of temporary learning facilities, using quick-construction
prefabricated materials and container vans, for the conduct of classes and
operations of various school offices while the rebuilding activities are
ongoing; and
10) Provisions for and installation of other facilities and equipment deemed
necessary by the Special Task Force for the operation and maintenance of
the school.

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Section 3. Special Task Force. A Special Task Force Marawi City National
High School is hereby formed to implement this Act. The Task Force shall be
composed of the heads or permanent representatives of the following:

Chairman: Department of Education;

Members:
National Youth Commission;
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority;
Department of Public Works and Highways;
Department of National Defense;
Department of Health;
Department of Information and Communications Technology;
Department of Budget and Management;
Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process;
Mayor of Marawi City;


President of the Supreme Student Government of Marawi City
NHS; and

President of the Parents-Teachers-Community Association of
Marawi City NHS.

Section 4. Congressional Oversight. A Joint Congressional Oversight
Committee is hereby formed to oversee, monitor, and ensure faithful implementation
of this Act. The committee shall have panels from the House of Representatives and
the Senate with members representing the following committees:

Committee on Appropriations;
Committee on Basic Education;
Committee on Mindanao, and
Committee on the Peace Process

Section 5. Separability. - If any provision or part of this Act is declared invalid
or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall continue to
be in full force and effect.

Section 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, and administrative
orders or parts thereof inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby repealed
or amended accordingly.

Section 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in the online version of the Official Gazette or in two (2)
newspapers of general circulation or with established internet website presence.

Approved.