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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECEIVED
Quezon City ;

SEVENTEENTH CONGRES:

First Regular Session ereisrRAmON UNIT

BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

House Bill No._1729

Introduced by HON. ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON

EXPLANATORY NOTE,

In order to cater to the need for an educational institution at the National Housing
Authority resettlement site within the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) compound where the
informal settlers living along the railroad tracks in the City of Muntinlupa were resettled, the
Department of Education, through the Division of City Schools of Muntinlupa, established
the Itaas Elementary School ~ NBP Annex. When the school opened in June 2008, it only had
a student population of around 3,000 pupils. Due to the distance of other schools from the
NHA resettlement site, the school’s student population almost doubled in just one year.
Presently, the school caters to the needs of 5,185 students,

That Itaas Elementary School - NBP Annex is a very important learning institution
serving the needs of children belonging to thousands of less fortunate families in the City of
Muntinlupa is undeniable. However, in order to give it more leeway or elbow room to
improve its services, there is a need to separate it from Itaas Elementary School Main and
establish it as an independent public elementary school. In this manner, it will have its own
budget that is separate from the Itaas Elementary School Main that it can work on to plan
how it can best serve, and cater to, the needs of thousands of children living in the relocation
site.

In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is eamestly sought,

obslefes B. wif

Representative
Lone District, Muntinlupa City

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

House Bill No. 1729

Introduced by HON. ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON

AN ACT
SEPARATING ITAAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - NBP ANNEX IN BARANGAY
POBLACION, CITY OF MUNTINLUPA, METRO MANILA, FROM ITAAS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS POBLACION ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion Into An Elementary School. ~The Itaas
Elementary School ~ NBP Annex in Barangay Poblacion, City of Muntinlupa, is hereby
separated from Itaas Elementary School and converted into an independent elementary school
to be known as Poblacion Elementary School.

Sec. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. - All personnel, assets, liabilities and
records of Itaas Elementary School - NBP Annex are hereby transferred to, and absorbed by,
Poblacion School.

Sec. 3. Appropriations. ~The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department of Education's program, the operationalization of the Poblacion Elementary
School, the funding of which shalll be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Sec. 4. Implementation. — The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Sec. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
two (2) newspapers of general circulation,

Approved,