Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH (16"") CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 8950

Introduced by Representative LINO S. CAYETANO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 1987 Constitution mandates the State to “protect and promote the right of all citizens
to quality education” and to “establish and maintain a system of free public education in the
elementary and high school levels.” (Section 1 and Section 2, par. 2 of Article XIV of the 1987
Philippine Constitution)

Education has always been at the forefront of the nation’s priority agenda. Governmental
efforts have consistently been focused towards realizing the goal of making quality education
accessible to all citizens. In this vein, the role of the Department of Education (DepEd), the
primary public agency mandated by law to protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality
education at all levels and to make education accessible to all Filipinos, comes to fore. For the
ensuing fiscal year 2014, the Department has allocated the largest share of its budget to the

National Capital Region, where population is most congested and concentrated.

The Department of Education’s efforts are mirrored and bolstered by the corollary efforts

of the count ‘ious local governments. In particular, the City of Taguig has consistently

focused its projects and programs and given foremost consideration towards extending quality

educational opportunities to the people, especially the deserving and the underprivileged.

Undoubtedly, there is a real and continuing need to provide for additional public schools

in the Philippines, one that is felt by local governments and legislative districts across the

country. A great number of our youth is composed of poverty-stricken students, who, despite
their hardships, remain to be hard-working, intelligent and courageous in the face of trials
brought about by economic disadvantages. These bright and determined students must be given

the proper venue to hone their skills and rise from the quagmire of poverty by equipping them


with the most important, essential and effective tool that life can give: quality and accessible

education,

This bill thus seeks to give life to the above-mentioned fundamental right through the
creation of high school in Barangay Fort Bonifacio in the City of Taguig, to be known as “Gat
Andres Bonifacio National High School”. Through this legislative measure, educational
opportunities will truly be made responsive to the actual and present needs of society by
equalizing said opportunities and making them available in both public and private institutions of
learning. Through the passage of this bill, a better future will be on the horizon for the nation’s

children, one that is free from the shackles of poverty, unproductivity and destitution.

In view of these considerations, the immediate approval of this bill is highly and

earnestly sought,

LINO 8. CAYETANO
Representative
Second District, City of Taguig


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH (16") CONGRESS
First Regular §

House Bill No. 3950

Introduced by Representative LINO S. CAYETANO.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY FORT
BONIFACIO IN THE SECOND DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF TAGUIG,
TO BE KNOWN AS GAT ANDRES BONIFACIO 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, Establishment of A National High School. — There is hereby established, under
the supervision of the Department of Education, a national high school in Barangay Fort
Bonifacio in the Second District of the City of Taguig, to be known as “Gat Andres Bonifacio
National High School”.

Section 2. Appropriations. ~ The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program the operationalization of Gat Andres Bonifacio National High School, the
funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 3. Implementation, — The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

Section 4, Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette

Approved,