Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

6388

HOUSE BILL Ni

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE NOEL L. VILLANUEVA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The Constitution explicitly provides not only to make education accessible to all but also to uphold
the right of citizens to quality education.

In pursuance of these Constitutional mandates, Congress passed Republic Act No. 6655 otherwise
known as the “Free Secondary Education Act of 1988”.

It is sad to note however that notwithstanding these Constitutional mandates, public schools
located in the far-flung areas have been usually inconvenienced by myriads of problems including
the availability of public high schools where the poor elementary school graduates may pursue
their basic education studies. This situation holds true in the case of elementary school graduates
of Barangay Pando, Municipality of Concepcion, Province of Tarlac. The barangay officials and
the residents have been persistently clamoring for the conversion of Caluluan National High
School Annex in this barangay into an independent national high school by separating it from
Caluluan National High School in the same municipality.

It is the purpose of this bill therefore to separate the Caluluan National High School Annex from
Caluluan National High School in order to address the growing clamor of the officials and residents
of the said barangay and convert it into an independent national high school to be known as the
Pando National High School.

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

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NOEL L. VILLANUEVA
Representative
Third District, Tarlac


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

6388

HOUSE BILL N

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE NOEL L. VILLANUEVA

“AN ACT
SEPARATING THE CALULUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY
PANDO, MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF TARLAC FROM THE
CALULUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PANDO
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. The Caluluan National High School Annex in Barangay Pando,
Municipality of Concepcion, Province of Tarlac is hereby separated from Caluluan National High
School and converted it into an independent national high school to be known as the Pando
National High School.

SECTION 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Caluluan National High
School Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Pando National High School.

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's
program the operationalization of the Pando National High School, the initial funding of which
shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Caluluan National High School
Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act

SECTION 4. The Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations
implementing the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved