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Introduced by Rep. Maria Carmen S. Zamora

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Consistent with Article XIV, Sec. 1, of the Philippine Constitution which states 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,” this bill seeks the nationalization
of the Ulip National High School-Depot Extension in Sitio Depot, Barangay Upper Ulip,
Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province, and renaming it Depot Ancestral Domain National High
School.

Sitio Depot is one of the remotest areas in the Municipality of Monkayo, The distance from
the said sitio to the center of Barangay Upper Ulip where a high school is located exceeds the 10-
kilometer mark. This geographical challenge is a great hindrance to aspiring secondary students
who wish to enroll and sustain their studies.

With the collective effort of the residents, the local government units and the Department of
Education, however, the Ulip National High School-Depot Extension was opened at the start of
SY 2012-2013. It initially operated with three (3) teachers and thirty seven (37) students, with
classes being held in temporary classrooms. Through a Memorandum of Agreement, the mother
school, the LGUs, benefactors and the parents/guardians pledged that they will continuously
provide financial support to the high school until it is nationalized. A piece of land (one-and-a-
half hectares) was subsequently donated in favor of the sehool. When Typhoon Pablo devastated
the makeshift classrooms in December 2013, the same were rebuilt and have now expanded to
four (4) classrooms, courtesy of the joint efforts of the barangay leadership, school PTA and a
1g company. It now has over 150 students in its fold, with 6 regular teachers. It has been
ied by the Deped that instructional materials, classrooms, equipment and other teaching
facilities are available for use. Other operational and documentary requirements have also been
fully satisfied and met.

It is now incumbent upon the State to make things sustainable by infusing the much needed
budgetary support through the school’s nationalization, Only annual appropriations
incorporated in the national budget in favor of the Depot Ancestral Domain High School will
make this possible, hence, the need for the passage of this proposal.

Approval of this bill is respectfully sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

First Regular Session
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

2123

House Bill No.

Introduced by Rep. Maria Carmen S, Zamora

AN ACT
NATIONALIZING THE ULIP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-DEPOT EXTENSION
SITIO DEPOT, BARANGAY UPPER ULIP, MONKAYO, COMPOSTELA VALLEY
PROVINCE, INTO THE DEPOT ANCESTRAL DOMAIN 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 Ulip National High School-Depot Extension in Sitio Depot,
Barangay Upper Ulip, Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province, is hereby nationalized, to be
known as the Depot Ancestral Domain National High School.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Department of Education shall promulgate and issue
such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. The amount necessary to carry out the implementation of this Act shall be
included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and
thereafter.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,