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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS,
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 4867

Introduced by Rep. Alfredo “Albee” B. Benitez

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article XIV Section 2 (1) of the 1987 Constitution, the State shall: “Establish, maintain
and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs
of the people and society.”

This bill seeks to establish a separate City Schools division for the City of Victorias,
and the Municipalities of EB Magalona and Manapla. The said city and municipalities are in
dire need of extra support from the government in terms of delivery of quality education.

Schools division offices are the primary support structure in school operations and
exercising direct administrative supervision over schools, aligns their functions and activities
towards addressing the urgent problems at the school level. Accordingly the division's
academic personnel, specifically the division supervisors shall be assigned to meet the
technical manpower requirements for performing such problem-oriented functions and
activities.

A separate schools division for the said City and Municipalities would empower the
local government to deliver and advance higher standards of education. More importantly,
the enactment of this measure guarantees the realization of desired outcomes on education.

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

ALF “ALBEE” B. BENITEZ


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BiLt No. 4867

Introduced by Rep. Alfredo “Albee” B. Benitez

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE IN THE CITY OF
VICTORIAS, MUNICIPALITIES OF EB MAGALONA AND MANAPLA, PROVINCE OF
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 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 Schools Division. — There shall be established,
under the supervision of the Department of Education, a Schools Division Office which shall
have jurisdiction over the schools districts in the City of Victorias, Municipalities of EB
Magalona and Manapla, Province of Negros Occidental to be headed by a schools division
superintendent who must possess the necessary qualifications required by the Department
of Education.

The staff complement for the said Schools Division Office shall also possess the
necessary qualifications required by the Department of Education.

Section 2. Location. — The said Schools Division shall be located in the City of
Victorias.

Section 3. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall immediately include
in the department's program the operationalization of the said Schools Division, the funding
of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, issuances,
tules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

Section 5. Implementation. — The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and
regulations that may necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

Sction 6. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved,