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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

735

HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY REP. MAXIMO, JR. Y. DALOG

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 1, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution 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 education accessible to all. Section 2 (2) of the
same Article, likewise mandates the State to establish and maintain a system of free
education in the elementary and high school levels.

Barangay Mainit is about two (2) kilometers away from Barangay Guina-ang,
where the mother school is located. Before the establishment of the extension
school, students have to walk for almost thirty to forty five minutes just so they could
attend classes in the nearest public high school resulting to either a lot of students.
who drop out in the middle of the school year or students who do not perform well.
\n addition, considering the terrain and the weather conditions in Mountain Province,
students and teachers alike find it very difficult to walk to attend classes since public
transportation is rare. These were the reasons that an extension school had been
established in June 2013.

For almost six (6) years, the Guina-ang National High School — Mainit
Extension existed as an extension school. Thus, its separation from the mother
school would definitely enhance its capability to fulfill its mandate and contribute to
the overall development of not only the residents and the area concerned but also
the province as a whole.

Considering the role of education in spurring development, enactment of this
measure will definitely help liberate the residents of barangay Mayag and the
neighboring barangays from the shackles of poverty and ignorance by catering to
their educational needs.

In view of the foregoing consideration, approval of this eamestly urged

MAXIMO, JR. Y. DALO!


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _735

AN ACT SEPARATING THE GUINA-ANG NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL — MAINIT EXTENSION IN BARANGAY MAINIT,
MUNICIPALITY OF BONTOC, PROVINCE OF MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
FROM THE GUINA-ANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CONVERTING IT
INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN
AS MAINIT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR.

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

Section 1. The Guina-ang National High School — Mainit Extension
in Barangay Mainit, Municipality of Bontoc, Province of Mountain Province
is hereby separated from the Guina-ang National High School and
converted into an independent national high school to be known as Mainit
National High School.

Section 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Guina-
ang National High School — Mainit Extension are hereby transferred to and
absorbed by the Mainit National High School.

Section 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in
the Department's program the operationalization of the Mainit National High
School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current
year's appropriation of the Guina-ang National High School — Mainit
Extension. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation
of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval
of this Act, 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 at least two newspapers of general
circulation.

Approved,