Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _1014

Introduced by HON. FLORENCIO C. GARAY

EXPLANATORY NOTE

There is, in each child, a potential towards greatness. A potential
that need only be stimulated, harnessed, and guided. This is the task of
our educators — to mold the minds of our children towards becoming the
responsible leaders of tomorrow.

Bislig City National High School (BCNHS) was created by the State
to ensure that the Bisliganons of Surigao del Sur are given access to
affordable quality secondary education. However, parents and barangay
officials of Barangay Sta. Cruz in Bislig City, concerned with the risks of
having their children travel 11.7 kilometers to the main Bislig City
National High School, decided to establish an annex in their own
barangay. In 1996, the Bislig City National High School-Sta. Cruz Annex
was formed.

More than a decade has passed, and Sta. Cruz Annex has gained
acclaim and distinction as an academic institution in its own. right. Its
separation from Bislig City National High School and its conversion into
an independent national high school will enhance the development of
both Sta. Cruz Annex and Bislig City National High School and enable
them to focus on and address the needs of their respective students more
fully.

Pursuant to Section 1, Article XIV of the Constitution, this bill
seeks to separate the Bislig City National High School-Sta. Cruz Annex in
Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur from its parent, the Bislig
City National High School, and convert it into an independent national
high school known as the STA. CRUZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.


In view of its national and local importance, the approval of this
bill is earnestly sought.

Mt Lh
FLORENCIO C. GARAY


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1014

Introduced by HON. FLORENCIO C. GARAY

AN ACT
SEPARATING BISLIG CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-STA. CRUZ
ANNEX IN BARANGAY STA. CRUZ, CITY OF BISLIG, PROVINCE OF
SURIGAO DEL SUR FROM THE BISLIG CITY NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS STA. CRUZ 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. Separation and Conversion into an Independent
National High School- The Bislig City National High School-Sta. Cruz
Annex in Brgy. Sta. Cruz, City of Bislig, Province of Surigao del Sur is
hereby separated from the, Bislig City National High School and
converted into an independent national high school to be known as the
STA. CRUZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL;

SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities- All personnel,
assets, liabilities and records of the Bislig City National High School-Sta.
Ccruz Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by Sta. Cruz
National High School;

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


SECTION 4. Implementation. The Secretary of Education
shall issue rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the
purpose of this Act.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15)
days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Approved,