Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

.no.__4409

HOUSE BIL

Introduced by: HON. FELIX WILLIAM “WIMPY” B. BELLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of education is to provide an individual with knowledge, skills, competence
and desirable qualities of behavior to render him fit for the duties of life. This is the foremost
reason our Constitution explicitly mandates the State not only to make education accessible to all
but also to uphold the right of citizens to quality education

In pursuance of this expressed constitutional mandate, Congress passed Republic Act No.
6655 otherwise known as the Free Secondary Education Act.

It is worthy to mention that our government has invested heavily on the education of our
school children knowing fully well that investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

This can be gleaned from another provision in the Constitution to give highest budgetary
priority to education. It is not surprising therefore that the Department of Education gets the
highest budgetary pie every year over other Departments.

This bill therefore, seeks to separate the Dr. Rodolfo V. Pamor, Jr, Memorial National
High School-Sangay Western High School Annex from the Dr. Rodolfo V. Pamor, Jr. Memorial
National High School and to convert it into an independent national high school to be known as
the Tinorongan National High School

The Municipality of Sangay in the Province of Camarines Sur does not have sufficient
fund to sustain the operation of the school to the detriment of school children, But with its
conversion into a national high school, the national government will amply provide the necessary
appropriation for the operation and maintenance of the said national high school in compliance
with aforementioned constitutional mandates

In view of the foregoing reasons, the approval of this bill is egrnestly sought

FELIX WILLIAM 4 °Y” B, FUENTEBELLA
ntative

Fourth District,Camarines Sur


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO.. 4409

Introduced by: HON, FELIX WILLIAM “WIMPY” B, FUENTEBELLA

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE DR. RODOLFO V. PAMOR, JR. MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL-SANGAY WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX FROM THE DR. RODOLFO
V. PAMOR, JR. MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO
AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TINORONGAN
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION I. Separation and Conversion into a National High School, ~ The Dr
Rodolfo V, Pamor, Jr. Memorial National High School-Sangay Western High School-Annexl in
Barangay Tinorongan, Municipality of Sangay, Province of Camarines Sur is hereby separated
from the Dr. Rodolfo V, Pamor, Jr. Memorial National High School and converted into an
independent national high school to be known as Tinorongan National High School

SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets, liabilities and records
of the Dr, Rodolfo V. Pamor, Jr, Memorial National High School-Sangay Western High School
Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Tinorongan National High School.

SEC. 3, Appropriations, ~ The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program the operationalization of the Tinorongan National High School, initial
funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Dr, Rodolfo V
Pamor, Jr, Memorial National High School-Sangay Western High School Annex. Thereafter, the
amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual
General Appropriations Act

SEC. 4, Implementing Rules and Regulatio The Secretary of Education shall issue
such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 5. Effec
Official Gazette or in am

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days its publication in the
newspaper of general circulation

Approved,