Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ___ 
Introduced by Representative WOWO FORTES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to formally convert Calateo Elementary School in Barangay 
Calateo, Juban, Sorsogon, into Calateo Integrated School.  
Section 1, Article XV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that “The state 
shall promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels of education and 
shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.” The state is 
also required to protect and promote the rights of all Filipinos to quality and accessible 
education by providing free and compulsory education in elementary and high school 
levels. It is the mandate of the government to establish, maintain and support a 
complete, adequate, and integrated system of education responsive to the needs of 
the people and the society. Consistent with the objectives of our Constitution, this 
legislative measure aims to convert Calateo Elementary School into an integrated 
school. 
Calateo Elementary School is located in southwest of Juban, Sorsogon, 6.5 
kilometers (km) away from Barangays Cogon and Bacolod that are offering secondary 
school, and is also 2.5 km away from the National Highway. The considerable distance 
between the barangays that offer secondary education and Barangays Calateo, 
Aroroy, Calmayon, Maalo, and Sipaya is the one of the major factors on why most 
elementary graduates from the specified communities no longer pursue their studies. 
With the bleak possibility of continuing their education, the majority of the 
learners in the nearby barangays opted to enter into a more serious relationship 
because of the challenges posed by distance, socio-economic situation, income, 
health, and weather conditions. 
The conversion of the said elementary school to an integrated school can 
provide better opportunities to the community. This will lead to an increase access to 
basic education, especially those who hail from far-flung areas and a strong inclusive 
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education program that caters to all school-age learners. Moreover, its conversion 
shall also produce skills development and knowledge expansion not only to the 
students but to the faculty as well.  
 
As we nurture the hopes of our youth and help them in actualizing their dreams, 
this bill is definitely an avenue for the residents of Barangays Calateo, Calmayon, 
Aroroy, Maalo, Sipaya and other nearby barangays, in giving quality education to their 
children.  
  
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
  
  
  
 
  
ATTY. WOWO FORTES 
Representative 
Second District, Province of Sorsogon 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Nineteenth Congress of the 
Republic of the Philippines 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
H. B. No. ______ 
Introduced by Representative WOWO FORTES 
AN ACT CONVERTING THE CALATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BRGY. 
CALATEO, JUBAN, SORSOGON INTO AN INTEGRATED SCHOOL TO BE 
KNOWN AS THE CALATEO INTEGRATED SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in the 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION. 1. The Calateo Elementary School in Barangay Calateo, Municipality of 
Juban, Province of Sorsogon, is hereby converted into an integrated school to be 
known as Calateo Integrated School.  
SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Calateo Elementary School 
are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Calateo Integrated School.   
SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s 
program the operationalization of the Calateo Integrated School, the initial funding of 
which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Calateo 
Elementary School. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of 
the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.  
SEC. 4. Within ninety days (90) from the approval of this Act, the Secretary of 
Education shall formulate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this 
Act. Such implementing rules and regulations shall provide for the school’s 
organization, administration, operations and management, in accordance with 
Republic Act No. 9155, or the “Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001”, Republic 
Act No. 10533, or the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013”, and other basic 
education-related laws. 
SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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