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Introduced by HON. RONALD M. COSALAN

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO._1095

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Tublay School of Home Industries Extension (Tublay Extension) in
Barangay Tublay Central, Municipality of Tublay in Benguet was established in
1983 through the initiative of the late Vocational School Administrator Suelto
Tello and supported by the municipal government of Tublay headed by Mayor
Victor Cosalan. It is an annex of the Tublay School of Home Industries (Main)
located in the Baranggay Acop, Caponga, also in Tublay, Benguet, which is
twelve (12) kilometers away. Aside from these two schools, there is no other
private secondary school in the area.

Tublay Extension is situated at the center of several barangays with its
own elementary schools, namely Ambongdolan, Bayan, Basil, Tublay Central
and Barangay Caliking in the Municipality of Atok. Aside from students from
these barangays, it also serves students from Barangay Datakan, Municipality of
Kapangan and Barangay Triple B, Municipality of Sablan. Other students from
Nueva Viscaya and other provinces also go there because of its rural way of life
and because they have relatives in Tublay who can take them in.

Since the area is mostly mountainous, Tublay Extension is not easy to
reach. Students travel to the school (Tublay Extension) by taking a public
jeepney until the Tublay Central Junction or Tublay Gate and then walk 20
minutes down a provincial road,

Residents of Tublay Central are mostly indigenous peoples, Igorots,
Hocanos, Kankanaeys, Ibalois and Kalanguyas. Most families still ive on farming
and could not afford to send their children to school in the city like Tublay Main.
In contrast, Acop, Caponga is highly urbanized.

At present, Tublay Extension is a Technical-Vocational School,
implementing the Strengthened Technical Vocational Education-Competency
Based Curriculum (STVE-CBC). It only has ten faculty members and 208
enrollees.


Explanatory Note, H.B. No. 2

Hence, it is necessary to convert Tublay Extension into a separate and
independent national high school. The conversion would make free and quality
education accessible to several depressed and disadvantaged barangays in
Tublay, Benguet. The intention is to increase the participation and graduation
rates in these barangays with the establishment of a national high school nearer
their residence. The local government strongly endorse this move and proposes
to name the school as Tublay National Trade High School.

It is for these reasons that support for and prompt passage of this
proposed bill is earnestly sought.

bret Lorelor

RONALD M. COSA!
¢ District, Benguet



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

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‘TEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Sessi

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by HON. RONALD M. COSALAN

AN ACT SEPARATING THE TUBLAY SCHOOL OF HOME INDUSTRIE:

XTENSION, IN THE BARANGAY TUBLAY CENTRAL, MUNICIPALITY

F TUBLAY, PROVINCE OF BENGUET FROM THE TUBLAY SCHOOL OF

HOME INDUSTRIES MAIN, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TUBLAY NATIONAL
‘TRADE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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Be it 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
Tublay School of Home Industries Extension in Barangay Tublay Central,
Municipality of Tublay, Province of Benguet, is hereby separated from the Tublay
School of Home Industries Main and converted into an independent national high
school to be known as Tublay National Trade High School

SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. All personnel, ,
liabilities and records of Tublay School of Home Industries Extension are hereby
transferred to and absorbed by Tublay National Trade High School.

SECTION 3. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall immediately
include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Tublay National
Trade High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current
year’s appropriation of the Tublay School of Home Industries Extension.
‘Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the schoo! shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4. /mplementation. 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 fifteen (15) days after i
publication in the Official Gazette.

Approved,