Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES i
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Quezon City
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
463

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Rep. ALLEN JESSE C. MANGAOANG

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert the Balawag National High School in the City of Tabuk,
Province of Kalinga, into an agro-industrial high school to be known as the Balawag Agro-
Industrial National High School, to align itself with the current focus and courses it offers to the
students.

The school which started operating as an independent national high school in year
2000, co-owns with Balawag Blementary School, a lot containing an area of $4.4 hectares. Since
Balawag is an agricultural community and most of the students come from farming families or
with agricultural backgrounds, the School in the implementation of the Senior High School
program focuses more on agriculture and crop production. Taking advantage of the vast area it
owns, it also plans to offer and prepare a complete menu of an agri-fishery arts school, as well as
related courses on animal production, food processing and landscape installation. With its
conversion to an agri-industrial school, the school will expand its offerings into fisheries, animal
production and other areas of agricultural industry, and will be better equip in teaching and
preparing the learners in their chosen fields

In view of the foregoing, we ask for the approval of this bill.

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ALLEN JESSE C. MANGSOANG



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

7468
HOUSE BILL NO.

Tntroduced by Rep. ALLEN JESSE C. MANGAOANG

AN ACT CONVERTING THE BALAWAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY

OF TABUK, PROVINCE OF KALINGA, INTO AN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL TO

BE KNOWN AS THE BALAWAG AGRO-INDUSTRIAL 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: The Balawag National High School in the City of Tabuk, Province of
Kalinga is hereby converted into an agro-industrial high school to be known as the Balawag
Agro-Industrial National High School.

SECTION 2: The Balawag Agro-Industrial High School, in addition to its present
secondary offerings, shall provide technical and special instructions for special purposes, courses
in agriculture and technology as well as short-term technical and vocational courses, subject to
the policies of the Department of Education.

SECTION 3: All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Balawag National High
School are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Balawag Agro-Industrial National High
School.

SECTION 4: The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program the operationalization of the Balawag Agro-Industrial National High
School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of
the Balawag National High School. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation
of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 5: The Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations
implementing the provisions of this Act within One Hundred Twenty days (120) after its
effectivity.


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

Approved,