Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
18th Congress 
Third Regular Session      
House Bill No. _____
Introduced by Hon. Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that “The Department of Education 
shall protect and promote the right of all citizen to quality education at all levels and shall 
take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.” 
Basic education should provide all Filipino children with the skills, knowledge and values 
needed to become caring, self-reliant, productive and patriotic citizens. It is a vital 
component in nation building, as education entitles a way out of poverty for many 
individuals and provides the tools needed to face a dynamic socio-economic local and 
global atmosphere. 
This bill seeks to establish two additional school divisions in the second and third district 
of the Province of Bohol.  
Currently, the Province of Bohol has only two (2) school divisions. One is the City Schools 
Division in Tagbilaran City, the other is the Provincial Schools Division. This 
notwithstanding the fact that the province has a total of forty-seven (47) municipalities. 
The administration and supervision of basic education within the province in both public 
and private schools has been under the jurisdiction of the Schools Division through the 
Schools Division Superintendent. 
To ensure that these schools are properly and equally supervised, there is a need to 
create two (2) additional schools division in the Province of Bohol. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this Bill is earnestly sought. 
  REP. ERICO ARISTOTLE C. AUMENTADO   
 2nd District, Bohol 
August 18, 2021
9:27 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
18th Congress 
Third Regular Session      
House Bill No. _____ 
Introduced by Hon. Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado 
____________________________________________________________ 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL 
 SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICES IN THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL 
Section 1. Establishment of Schools Division - There shall be two (2) additional 
school division offices in the Province of Bohol. The Second School Division and the 
Third School Division under the supervision of the Department of Education. Each shall 
be headed by a Division Superintendent. 
The Department of Education shall determine the staff compliment and the qualification 
standards of the personnel assigned in the School Division Office. 
Section 2. The Schools Division – Present Schools Division shall comprise all the 
municipalities in the First Congressional District, the Second Schools Division shall 
comprise the municipalities in the Second Congressional District and the Third Schools 
Division shall comprise the municipalities of the Third Congressional District of Bohol. 
Section 3. Appropriations - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the 
Department’s programs, the operation of the Schools Division Offices. The funding of 
which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act 
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Section 4. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, presidential proclamations, 
rules and regulations or part thereof contrary to or inconsistent with this Act are hereby 
repealed, superseded or modified accordingly. 
Section 5. Any portion or provision of this Act that may be declared unconstitutional or 
invalid shall not have the effect of nullifying other portions or provisions hereof, as long 
as such remaining portions or provisions can still subsist and be given effect in their 
entirety. 
Section 6. This Act shall take effect within fifteen (15) days after its complete publication 
in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
approved