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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2913

Introduced by:
REP. FRANCISCO T. MATUGAS
1S" District, Surigao del Norte (Siargao Island)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks the establishment of a sports high school in the Municipality
of Dapa, Siargao Island, Province of Surigao del Norte to be known as Siargao,
Sports High School.

The Constitution explicitly provides that the State shall promote physical
education and encourage sports programs, league competitions, and
amateur sports, including training for international competitions, to foster
discipline, teamwork, and excellence for the development of a healthy and
alert citizenry.

Recent advancement in the field of education and psychology is the
development of teaching strategies that promote multiple intelligence based
on the theory by Dr. Howard Gardner, a psychologist and neuroscience
professor from the Harvard University. One of the eight intelligences identified is
Bodlly-kinesthetic Intelligence which refers to the ability fo use one's own body
or parts of a body to solve a problem and as a medium of expression!.
Individuals possessing this intelligence are commonly referred to as "body
smarts". Athletes and dancers are examples of body smart individuals who
have refined their bodily-kinesthetic intelligence.

Accordingly, the establishment of a sports high school in Siargao Island,
aims to give special attention to “body smart" children from the nine (9)
municipalities of Siargao Island and give these student-athletes an opportunity
to discover and develop their athletic skills and at the same time use their
bodily-kinesthetic intelligence to be better learners and excel in education.
Many body smart children, for instance, touch their fingers as they count, thus

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using their own teaching strategy for learning the sequence of numbers?. This is
one example of the combination of bodily-kinesthetic intelligence with other
intelligence such as logical-mathematical intelligence. With the establishment
of a Sports High School, a special curriculum and teaching strategies will be
applied to promote learning in the said intelligence.

If students who excel in science are given special attention when we
establish science high schools, it is therefore but apt and just that students who
excel in sports are also given the venue to develop their abilities, excel in
athletic competitions, and maximize their potentials in order to qualify in the
professional leagues in the future.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

FRANCISCO'T. MATUGAS

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Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO.2913

Introduced by:
HON. FRANCISCO T. MATUGAS
15" District, Surigao del Norte (Siargao Islan)

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAPA,
SIARGAO ISLAND, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE TO BE KNOWN AS.
SIARGAO SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Establishment of a Sports High School. - There shall be
established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, a sports high
school in the Municipality of Dapa, Siargao Island, Province of Surigao del Norte
to be known as Siargao Sports High School.

SECTION 2. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately
include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Siargao Sports
High School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General

Appropriations Act.

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

SECTION 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette.

Approved,