Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.__ 1831

Introduced by HON. FERDINAND L. HERNANDEZ

This bill seeks to separate the Colongulo National High School — Libertad National High
School Annex from the Libertad National High School in the Municipality of Surallah, Province
of South Cotabato, and convert it into an independent high school to be known as Colongulo
National High School.

Its main objective is to source an annual budget directly from the national government
that will be utilized for the operation of Colongulo National High School, both completely and
independently from the mother school. This will enable the school to uplift the quality of
education that it offers by optimizing its resources for better administration and management.

Furthermore, with the enactment of this bill, Colongulo National High School will be
able to absorb the projected number of students coming from primary schools in Colongulo and
adjacent barangays. This number has steadily increased from a total of one hundred and fifly-
four (154) students, who enrolled in the first two years of high school when it opened as an
annex of Libertad High School in 2004, to five hundred thirty-five (535) students who will be
expected to enroll in the first four years of high school under the second year of implementation
of the K to 12 system in SY 2014 — 2015.

Cognizant of the contributory role of national high schools in promoting the quality of
education of our youth towards the goal of nation-building, the Sangguniang Barangay of
Colungulo, Surallah, with the support of the Parents and Teachers Association of Colongulo
National High School ~ Libertad National High School Annex. have unanimously approved a
resolution calling for the enactment of this measure.

In view of the impelling reasons cited, support for the legislation of the bill is earnestly
requested.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

1831

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Ferdinand L, Hernandez

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE COLONGULO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - LIBERTAD
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY COLONGULO,
MUNICIPALITY OF SURALLAH, PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO FROM THE
LIBERTAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS COLONGULO
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

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

SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. The Colongulo
National High School — Libertad National High School Annex in Barangay Colongulo,
Municipality of Surallah, Province of South Cotabato is hereby separated from the Libertad
National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as
Colongulo National High School.

SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. ~ All personnel, assets, liabilities and records
of Colongulo National High School — Libertad National High School Annex are hereby
transferred to and absorbed by the Colongulo National High School,

SEC. 3. Appropriations, ~ ‘The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program, the operationalization of the Colongulo National High School, the initial
funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Colongulo
National High School ~ Libertad National 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. Implementation. — The Sccretary of Education shall issue such rules and
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 5. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette.

Approved,