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

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo. 947

Introduced by Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez,

EXPLANATORY NOTE

According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution “The State shall give
priority to education, xxx foster patriotism and nationalism, acoelerate
social progress, and promote total human liberation and development”
(Sec. 17, Art. II). It further provides that “The State shall protect and
promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall
take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all (See, 1, Art.
XIV). And it also mandates that “The State shall: (1) Establish, maintain,
and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education
relevant to the needs of the people and society (Sec. 2 [1], Art. XIV, all
italics supplied).

The Ormoc City Division is composed of 83 elementary schools and
16 secondary schools. The 83 elementary schools serve a total of 31,286
pupils whereas the 16 secondary schools serve a total of 15,727 Students.
Given these two (2) ratios of schools and students, clearly there is ‘now an
acute lack secondary schools. As a result of this great disproportion, the
Ormoc City National High School — the central secondary insti
suffering from heavy congestion. The situation is no longer conducive to
optimal learning. It is failing the adequacy test mentioned in the
fundamental charter. The overpopulation is now depriving students of their
right to access quality education. bin

It is for this reason that this measure calls for the establishment of a
separate/new national high school in Barangay San Isidro, Ormoe City.
The proposed new high school is not within the 1-2 kilometer radius from
the nearest secondary school, hence, would be viable. Its feeder schools
would include the San Isidro Elementary School (with 543 enrollees,
including 80 Grade Six level pupils), the Bagong Buhay Flementary
School (with 442 enrollees, including 78 graduating pupils), aridjie Dona



Feliza Mejia Elementary Schoo! (with 300 enrollees, incliding 40
candidate pupils for graduation).

This is a refiled measure from the Seventeenth Congress. H

‘The early approval of this bill therefore is earnestly requested.

| LUG¥ TORR! OME“,

Representative
Fourth District of Leyte



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

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo,__ 947

Introduced by Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY
SAN ISIDRO, CITY OF ORMOC IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE
TO BE KNOWN AS SAN ISIDRO 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 1. There is hereby established, under the supervision of
the Department of Education, a national high school in Barangay San
Isidro, City of Ormoc in the Province of Leyte to be known as San Isidro
National High School.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include’in the
Department’s program the operationalization of the San Isidro National
High School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations
necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.



SEC. 4, 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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